Abstract: A process for obtaining a multilayer material suitable for transformation by drawing or drawing and ironing into a hollow body having a height to diameter ratio greater than 2.5. The process comprises subjecting an aluminum alloy substrate to an anodizing or chemical conversion surface treatment for improving adherence thereto, covering one of the surfaces of the substrate by adhering a plastic material film thereto, and covering the other of the surfaces with a coating of varnish including a solid lubricant in the form of particles which are harder than the varnish. The coated substrate is subsequently drawn or drawn and ironed into a hollow body utilizing tools having a hardness which is greater than the particles.

Abstract: The invention concerns an alloy based on Al and essentially containing Li, Cu, Mg and Zr as its chief elements. It has good cold deformation capability, particularly when sheets or strips are being cold rolled, and good damage resistance, that is to say essentially good resistance to fatigue and corrosion under tension, and good fracture toughness. The alloy is of the following composition, by weight: from 1.7 to 2.25% Li; from 1.0 to 1.5% Cu; from 1.0 to 1.8% Mg; from 0.04 to 0.15% Zr; up to 2% Zn; up to 0.15% Fe; up to 0.15% Si; up to 0.5% Mn; up to 0.25% Cr; others: each .ltoreq.0.05%, total .ltoreq.0.15%; remainder Al. The alloy can be used as a structural element, particularly in the aircraft and space industries.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for adhering rubber to aluminium. The process comprises a succession of steps: anodization of the surface of the aluminium which is intended to be brought into contact with the rubber; treatment of the anodized surface with a solution of silane mercaptan in an organic solvent; followed by drying; and applying the rubber to be adhered while the treated surface is hot. The invention finds application in the production of all aluminium-rubber composites and in particular those which form guides for automobile door windows.

Abstract: The invention relates to aluminum alloy products containing 1 to 3.5% Li, up to 4% Cu, up to 5% Mg and up to 3% Zr, and additions of Mn, Cr and/or Zr, in which:Zn.ltoreq.0.10%, Mn.ltoreq.0.8%, and Cr.ltoreq.0.20%, ##EQU1## The alloy is recrystallized and has an average grain size of less than 200 .mu.m.

Abstract: The invention is directed to microcrystalline Al-based alloys produced by annealing an alloy formed initially in a substantially amorphous state by rapid solidification (about 10.sup.4 K/sec) and having a composition consisting essentially of, in atomic %:from 5 to 30% Sifrom 11 to 22% Niwherein the Ni may be partially substituted by Fe up to 10%, by V or B up to 5 atomic % each, or totally substituted by Mn up to 22 atomic %, and wherein Fe+Ni+Si.ltoreq.42%. In the microcrystalline state, in the vicinity of the first crystallization peak, there is a metastable hexagonal phase whose crystalline parameters are about a=0.661 nm and c=0.378 nm.