Abstract: A process for producing an amorphous alloy material characterized by imparting ductility to an amorphous alloy having a supercooled liquid region by giving a prescribed amount of strain at a prescribed strain rate to the alloy in the glass transition temperature region of the alloy. The amorphous alloy may be in the form of spherical or irregular-shaped powders or thin ribbons or in the form of primary consolidated shapes thereof or an amorphous alloy casting. The amount of strain and strain rate are preferably 50% or greater and 2.times.10.sup.-2 /sec or higher, respectively, and the worked amorphous alloy material is preferably allowed to cool in a furnace or spontaneously. Suitable examples of the amorphous alloy to be employed include Al-TM-Ln, Mg-TM-Ln, Zr-TM-Al and Hf-TM-Al alloys, wherein TM is a transition metal element and Ln is a rare earth metal element. The thus obtained amorphous alloy is greatly improved in the prevention of embrittlement in hot working peculiar to the alloy.

Abstract: An aluminum-based alloy composition having improved corrosion resistance and high extrudability consists essentially of about 0.1-0.5% by weight of manganese, about 0.05-0.12% by weight of silicon, about 0.10-0.20% by weight of titanium, about 0.15-0.25% by weight of iron and the balance aluminum, wherein the aluminum alloy is essentially copper free. The inventive alloy is useful in automotive applications, in particular, heat exchanger tubing and finstock, and foil packaging. The process provided by the invention uses a high extrusion ratio and produces a product having high corrosion resistance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing a forged and rolled Al-Zn-Cu-Mg alloy plate product having improved fatigue properties in the long transverse direction. The method comprises providing a body of an Al-Zn-Cu-Mg alloy, working said body by a forging operation to reduce its thickness in a C direction by at least 30% and rolling or working the forged body to provide a forged and rolled plate product having improved fatigue properties in the long transverse direction.

Abstract: A method of improving strength in aluminum alloys. The method involves solution heat treating an aluminum alloy product, quenching the alloy product, warm working the alloy product without a pre-aging step, and aging the alloy product at 250.degree.-400.degree. F. (121.degree.-204.degree. C.). The method may be used on forgings, to impart T8-type hardness to alloys that previously could only obtain such hardness levels in non-forging applications, such as by using stretch/cold working techniques.

Abstract: An improved method of treating an ingot to be made into lithoplate. The method also includes (a) providing a non-heat treatable aluminum alloy containing magnesium; (b) homogenizing said alloy; (c) rolling said alloy to form a sheet or plate; (d) heating said sheet or plate for a temperature and time sufficient to permit magnesium to migrate to the surface of said metal; and (e) cold rolling said sheet or plate stock to a finished gauge workpiece.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for developing the contour of tools employed for forming aluminum alloy members exhibiting complex shapes. The members are precipitation, heat-treatable, aluminum alloys which are age formed. The resulting member is formed to the desired contour and, simultaneously, is heat treated to reduce residual stresses while improving its strength characteristics. The invention is particularly concerned with a new tool contour prediction method which is based upon the relationship, for a particular aluminum alloy, of the strain retained in a part after it has been subjected to an applied strain while constrained to a desired shape, then released after being heat treated in an autoclave or furnace.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of targets to be used in the vacuum deposition of aluminium alloy by cathodic sputtering.The process consists of a heat treatment of the aluminium alloy disks making it possible to obtain a fine grain. It is characterized by the dissolving of the silicon, followed by controlled cooling bringing about the fine precipitation of the silicon and an optional silicon spheroidization treatment. After cooling, the disks are deformed with the press and undergo a final recrystallization treatment.The process is applied to the production of targets or cathodes for the coating of semiconductor silicon wafers by cathodic sputtering.

Abstract: A method for preparation of an aluminum based alloy composition comprising forming by spray deposition, a solid body having a composition comprising, by weight, 5.5 to 8.45% Zn, 2 to 3.5% Mg, 0.5 to 2.5% Cu, 0.1 to 0.5% Zr, 0.3 to 0.6% Cr, 0.3 to 1.1% Mn, up to 0.5% Fe, up to 0.5% Si, other elements <0.05% each, up to 0.15% total, and balance Al. The body is converted to a worked product at 300.degree. to 450.degree. C., optionally converted cold, and heat treated in a series of steps comprising dissolution, quenching and annealing in a T6 or T7 state.