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Title:
ALUMINUM WHEEL MANUFACTURING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006001322
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an aluminum wheel manufacturing method for manufacturing an aluminum wheel having improved fatigue strength while basically utilizing a casting method.

The aluminum wheel manufacturing method comprises a step of casting an aluminum wheel stock, a step of heating a rim of the cast aluminum wheel stock and re-melting the rim to the inner side thereof, and a step of hot-rolling the rim to a predetermined shape. The structure of an aluminum alloy to constitute the rim flows, and casting flaws present in the rim are considerably reduced. In addition, as a result of re-melting, crystal grains of the aluminum alloy are refined, and degenerated into a dense and uniform structure.


Inventors:
UCHIDA KUNIHIKO
Application Number:
JP2004177421A
Publication Date:
January 05, 2006
Filing Date:
June 15, 2004
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
B60B3/06; B60B3/02; B60B21/00; C22F1/04; B21D53/30; C22F1/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kaiyu International Patent Office