Abstract: Described herein are novel aluminum containing alloys. The alloys are highly formable and can be used for producing highly shaped aluminum products, including bottles and cans.

Abstract: Aluminum and aluminum alloy microstructures that are adapted for improved performance during shaping and forming production processes. Lower relative ratios of alpha fibers, particularly low-end alpha fibers, to beta fibers promotes improved formability of aluminum sheet or blanks without negatively impacting material strength. Beta fibers with higher relative ratios of S and Copper texture components improve formability and produce fewer and more uniform distortions during production. The resulting improvements in quality allow for cupping, drawing, wall ironing, shaping, and necking processes to be carried out faster and with reduced rates of spoilage.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to new, formable and strong aluminum alloys for making packaging products such as bottles and cans.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to new, formable and strong aluminum alloys for making packaging products such as bottles and cans.

Abstract: Described herein are novel aluminum containing alloys. The alloys are highly formable and can be used for producing highly shaped aluminum products, including bottles and cans.

Abstract: Provided herein is a high-speed blow forming process for shaping aluminum containers using 3xxx can body stock alloys with high recycled content, as well as articles made by that process. A process for shaping aluminum containers as described herein includes the sequential steps of blanking out a disk from a sheet of a 3xxx series aluminum alloy; forming a bottle preform by drawing redrawing, ironing and doming the disk, placing the preform into a mold cavity, applying an axial load to the preform; and injecting an inert gas into the interior of the preform with sufficient pressure until the preform expands to fill the mold cavity.

Abstract: Described herein are novel aluminum containing alloys. The alloys are highly formable and can be used for producing highly shaped aluminum products, including bottles and cans.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aluminum alloy for aluminum bottle applications, including methods of producing highly shaped aluminum products, such as bottles or cans, formed of the aluminum alloy. In some cases, the aluminum alloy has improved high strain rate formability at elevated temperatures and improved earing, which results in reduced spoilage rates. In one non-limiting example, the disclosed alloys have ?stable values greater than or equal to 0.035, where ?stable=?F??S and ?S represents the strain at which work hardening stage IV starts and ?F represents the strain at which diffuse necking ends. In some cases, the disclosed alloys have an earing balance from about ?3.5% to about 2% and a mean earing of less than or equal to 5.5%.

Abstract: Aluminum and aluminum alloy microstructures that are adapted for improved performance during shaping and forming production processes. Lower relative ratios of alpha fibers, particularly low-end alpha fibers, to beta fibers promotes improved formability of aluminum sheet or blanks without negatively impacting material strength. Beta fibers with higher relative ratios of S and Copper texture components improve formability and produce fewer and more uniform distortions during production. The resulting improvements in quality allow for cupping, drawing, wall ironing, shaping, and necking processes to be carried out faster and with reduced rates of spoilage.

Abstract: Disclosed is a strip, sheet or blank suitable for hot forming at a temperature of 700° C. or above, including a substrate of hot formable steel, optionally coated with an active corrosion protective coating. The optionally coated steel substrate is provided with a ceramic based coating having a thickness of at most 25 micron. Also disclosed is a process to produce such strip, sheet or blank.

Abstract: A high speed manufacturing process for large format aluminum bottles (up to 750 ml) based on the DWI process that uses 3xxx can body stock with high recycled content. The process can include forming a bottle preform by redrawing, drawing and ironing, and doming a cup. The bottle preform formed by the process has a diameter of about 2.5? to about 3.0?, a height of about 10.0? to about 12.5?, a wall thickness of about 0.006? to about 0.020?, and a dome depth of between about 0.400? to about 1.00?.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to new, formable and strong aluminum alloys for making packaging products such as bottles and cans.

Abstract: The invention is related to compositions and methods comprising a new aluminum alloy system useful for aluminum bottle applications. In one aspect, the invention further relates to a method of producing highly shaped aluminum products, such as bottles or cans, comprising the aluminum alloy.

Abstract: Described herein are novel aluminum containing alloys. The alloys are highly formable and can be used for producing highly shaped aluminum products, including bottles and cans.

Abstract: This application discloses 3XXX aluminum alloys useful in fabricating can ends and tabs used for opening cans, particularly AA3104 and AA3204 aluminum alloys. This application discloses 3XXX aluminum alloys useful in fabricating cans comprising a body, end and tab, particularly AA3104 and AA3204 aluminum alloys.

Abstract: Disclosed is a strip, sheet or blank suitable for hot forming at a temperature of 700° C. or above, including a substrate of hot formable steel, optionally coated with an active corrosion protective coating. The optionally coated steel substrate is provided with a ceramic based coating having a thickness of at most 25 micron. Also disclosed is a process to produce such strip, sheet or blank.