Method and system for enhancing rivetability

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9957584
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14822323

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A joined sheet stack and a method and system for forming the stack are disclosed. The stack may include a steel sheet and a second sheet. The steel sheet may include a bulk portion having a first tensile strength and one or more fastener regions having a second tensile strength that is lower than the first tensile strength and a microstructure that includes tempered martensite. A fastener may extend through each fastener region joining the steel sheet to the second sheet. The method may include heat treating one or more regions of a steel sheet to form one or more fastener regions having a tensile strength that is lower than a bulk tensile strength of the steel sheet and a microstructure that includes tempered martensite. A fastener may then be inserted into the one or more fastener regions to join the steel sheet to a second sheet.

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FORD MOTOR COMPANYONE AMERICAN ROAD DEARBORN MI 48126

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Campbell, Aindrea McKelvey Beverly Hills, US 31 105
Chiriac, Constantin Windsor, CA 20 105
Huff, Garret Sankey Ann Arbor, US 32 131
Sohmshetty, Raj Canton, US 69 218

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