Titanium, Zirconium, Hafnium, Vanadium, Niobium, Or Tantalum Containing Patents (Class 420/535)
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Patent number: 11286542Abstract: Intended is to provide an aluminum alloy for die casting having a high strength as well as capable of achieving excellent elongation properties and a functional component using the aluminum alloy. The aluminum alloy comprises, by mass, 6 to 9% of Si, 0.30 to 0.60% of Mg, 0.30 to 0.60% of Cu, 0.25% or less of Fe, 0.60% or less of Mn, 0.2% or less of Ti, 200 ppm or less of Sr, and 5 ppm or less of P, with the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, and wherein Sr(ppm)?4.2×P(ppm)?50.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Inventors: Tomoo Yoshida, Satoshi Nishikawa, Michihiro Toyoda
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Patent number: 10822676Abstract: An aluminum alloy wire composed of an aluminum alloy, wherein the aluminum alloy contains more than or equal to 0.005 mass % and less than or equal to 2.2 mass % of Fe and a remainder of Al and an inevitable impurity, and the aluminum alloy wire has a dynamic friction coefficient of less than or equal to 0.8.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Misato Kusakari, Tetsuya Kuwabara, Yoshihiro Nakai, Taichiro Nishikawa, Yasuyuki Otsuka, Hayato Ooi
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Patent number: 10600535Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical transportation wire made of aluminum alloy comprising aluminum, zirconium and unavoidable impurities, characterized in that said alloy comprises at least 80 parts by weight of zirconium in the form of precipitates (Al3Zr) per 100 parts by weight of zirconium in said aluminum alloy.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: NEXANSInventors: Emilien Comoret, Rodrigue Sumera, Nicolas Masquelier
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Patent number: 10591005Abstract: A method for the production of braking elements for vehicles, in particular brake pads, includes a die forming step by means of fine and/or traditional shearing of a metal support and a molding step upon the metal support of a block of friction material. The friction material is selected from the group of asbestos free materials, while the metal plate is made of an aluminum alloy selected from the group consisting of aluminum alloys subjected to precipitation hardening (age-hardening alloys) and is made from the fine and/or traditional shearing of a metal sheet when the alloy is in a solubilized state. The alloy is not age hardened until a friction material baking step in order to gain the mechanical properties needed for its operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: ITT ITALIA S.r.l.Inventor: Pietro Bertoldo
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Patent number: 10525528Abstract: An aluminum alloy includes 6 to 8.5 wt % of magnesium (Mg), 4 to 6 wt % of silicon (Si), 0.4 to 0.8 wt % of iron (Fe), 0.2 to 0.5 wt % of manganese (Mn), 0.01 to 0.1 wt % of copper (Cu), 0.05 to 0.15 wt % of titanium (Ti), and the remainder being aluminum (Al), and may be in use for die-casting electronic components or communication components which require weight reduction and high corrosion resistance.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: KMW INC.Inventors: Yoon-Yong Kim, Chang-Woo Yoo
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Patent number: 9970090Abstract: An aluminum alloy includes, in weight percent, 0.70-0.85 Si, 0.14-0.25 Fe, 0.25-0.35 Cu, 0.05 max Mn, 0.75-0.90 Mg, 0.12-0.18 Cr, 0.05 max Zn, and 0.04 max Ti, the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities. The alloy may be suitable for extruding, and may be formed into an extruded alloy product.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Rio Tinto Alcan International LimitedInventors: Nick C. Parson, Raynald Guay, Alexandre Maltais
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Patent number: 9932658Abstract: A 6000-series aluminum alloy plate, which is obtained by introducing a minor amount of Sn into a 6000-series aluminum alloy plate that has a specific Mg and Si composition, and controlling the tissue of the plate on the basis of the tissue thereof under a specific heat treatment, shows an improved hem bendability even after aging for a long period of time at room temperature, as a characteristic after the natural aging, and increases the bake hardenability (BH response) in baking finishing a molded automobile panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Hisao Shishido, Katsushi Matsumoto, Yasuhiro Aruga
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Patent number: 9748527Abstract: An aluminum alloy sheet material for a lithium-ion battery can significantly reduce the number of welding defects (e.g., bead non-uniformity and underfill) that occur during laser welding. The aluminum alloy sheet material includes 0.8 to 1.5 mass % of Mn, 0.6 mass % or less of Si, 0.7 mass % or less of Fe, 0.2 mass % or less of Cu, and 0.2 mass % or less of Zn, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, Al—Mn—Si-based intermetallic compounds having a maximum length of less than 1.0 ?m being distributed in a matrix of the aluminum alloy sheet material in a number equal to or larger than 0.25 per ?m2, and the area ratio of the intermetallic compounds being 3.0% or more when a field of view having an area of 5000 ?m2 is subjected to image analysis.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: UACJ CORPORATIONInventor: Koichiro Takiguchi
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Patent number: 9725792Abstract: Disclosed herein is a high-elasticity hypereutectic aluminum alloy, including: titanium (Ti) and boron (B), wherein a composition ratio of Ti: B is 3.5 to 5:1, boron (B) is included in an amount of 0.5 to 2 wt %, and both Al3Ti and TiB2 are included as reinforcing agents.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventors: Hoon Mo Park, Tae Gyu Lee
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Patent number: 9574258Abstract: An aluminum-alloy sheet includes 0.10 to 0.40 mass % of Si, 0.35 to 0.80 mass % of Fe, 0.10 to 0.35 mass % of Cu, 0.20 to 0.80 mass % of Mn, and 1.5 to 2.5 mass % of Mg, the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein a content ratio (Si/Fe) of the Si to the Fe is 0.75 or less, the area fraction of Mg2Si intermetallic compound grains having a maximum length of 1 ?m or more is 0.10% or more in a region of a section of the aluminum-alloy sheet, the region being a central region in the thickness direction of the aluminum-alloy sheet, and the aluminum-alloy sheet has a proof stress of 225 to 270 N/mm2 after having been baked at 270° C. for 20 seconds.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Inoue, Yasuhiro Aruga, Katsushi Matsumoto, Kiyohito Tsuruda, Kazuharu Masada
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Patent number: 9551050Abstract: An aluminum alloy including additions of scandium, zirconium, erbium and, optionally, silicon.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2012Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignees: The Boeing Company, Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Northwestern UniversityInventors: Christopher S. Huskamp, Christopher Booth-Morrison, David C. Dunand, David N. Seidman, James M. Boileau, Bita Ghaffari
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Patent number: 9469888Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aluminum (Al) alloy for continuous casting, and a method of making the same. The Al alloy includes Al, Si in the range of 14 to 20 wt %, Ti in the range of 2 to 7 wt % and B in the range of 1 to 3 wt %. According to the disclosure, TiB2 compound may be formed in the alloy, where the ratio of Ti:B may range from 2 to 2.5 wt %. By a process of continuously casting the molten metal, an aluminum alloy with improved elasticity may be produced.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hoon Mo Park, Hyuk Kang
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Patent number: 9453273Abstract: This aluminum alloy sheet is a 6000-series aluminum alloy sheet of a specific composition which, after rolling, has undergone solution hardening and reheating as tempering treatments. The aluminum alloy sheet in differential scanning calorimetry gives a curve in which the exothermic-peak heights A, B, and C in respective specific temperature ranges have relationships within specific given ranges to thereby raise the increase in 0.2% proof stress through low-temperature short-time artificial age-hardening to 100 MPa or more.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Katsushi Matsumoto, Yasuhiro Aruga, Hisao Shishido
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Patent number: 9163302Abstract: The present invention relates to a castable heat resistant aluminum alloy for high temperature applications such as components in combustion engines, in particular for the manufacturing of highly loaded cylinder heads, the alloy comprises the following composition: .Si: 6.5-10 wt %.Mg: 0.25-0.35 wt %.Cu: 0.3-0.7 wt %.Hf: 0.025-0.55 wt % Optionally with the addition of: .Ti: 0-0.2 wt %.Zr: 0-0.3 wt %, the balance being made of Al and unavoidable impurities including Fe.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignees: NORSK HYDRO ASA, MONTUPET S.A.Inventors: Terje Iveland, Stig Brusethaug, Petter Åsholt, Bruno Barlas, Denis Massinon, Philippe Meyer
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Publication number: 20150129090Abstract: Extrudeable Al—Mg—Si aluminium alloy with improved strength, corrosion resistance, crush properties and temperature stability, in particular useful in or close to the front part of vehicles. The composition of the alloy is defined within the following coordinate points of an Mg—Si diagram: a1-a2-a3-a4, where in wt % a1=0.60 Mg, 0.65Si, a2=0.90Mg, 1.0Si, a3=1.05Mg, 0.75Si and a4=0.70Mg, 0.50Si and where the alloy has a non-recrystallised grain structure in the extruded profile containing in addition the following alloy components in wt %: Fe up to 0.30 Cu 0.1-0.4 Mn 0.4-1.0 Cr up to 0.25 Zr up to 0.25 and Ti 0.005-0.15 incidental impurities up to 0.1 each and including Zn up to 0.5 with balance Al.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Norsk Hydro ASAInventors: Ulf Tundal, Oddvin Reiso, Svein Roger Skjervold, Angela Dawne Kubiak
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Patent number: 8999080Abstract: Disclosed are: a casting aluminum alloy that is excellent in elongation as alternative properties of a high cycle fatigue strength and a thermal fatigue strength and is suitably usable for a casting for which both of the excellent high cycle fatigue strength and the excellent thermal fatigue strength are required, for example, an internal combustion engine cylinder head; a casting made of the aluminum alloy; a manufacturing method of the casting; and further, an internal combustion engine cylinder head composed of the aluminum alloy casting and manufactured by the manufacturing method of the casting. The casting aluminum alloy contains, in terms of mass ratios, 4.0 to 7.0% of Si, 0.5 to 2.0% of Cu, 0.25 to 0.5% of Mg, no more than 0.5% of Fe, no more than 0.5% of Mn, and at least one component selected from the group consisting of Na, Ca and Sr, each mass ratio of which is 0.002 to 0.02%.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2008Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Souda, Kouichi Akiyama, Hiroshi Horikawa, Masahiko Shioda
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Patent number: 8999079Abstract: New 6xxx aluminum alloy bodies and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The new 6xxx aluminum alloy bodies may be produced by preparing the aluminum alloy body for post-solutionizing cold work, cold working by at least 25%, and then thermally treating. The new 6xxx aluminum alloy bodies may realize improved strength and other properties.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Alcoa, Inc.Inventors: Rajeev G. Kamat, John M. Newman, Ralph R. Sawtell, Jen C. Lin
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Publication number: 20150075677Abstract: An aluminum alloy sheet which has high strength enabling application to automobile body sheet and which is excellent in press-formability and shape fixability and a method of production of the same are provided. Aluminum alloy sheet having a composition of ingredients which contains Mg, Fe, and Ti, restricts the impurity Si to less than 0.20 mass %, and has a balance of Al and unavoidable impurities and a metal structure with an average grain size of less than 15 ?m and having second phase particles with a circle equivalent diameter of 3 ?m or more in a number of less than 300/mm2 and having a tensile strength of 240 MPa or more, a yield strength of less than 130 MPa, an elongation of 30% or more, and a plane strain fracture limit at a strain rate of 20/sec of 0.20 or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Tomoyuki Hirayama, Takeshi Handa, Toshiya Anami
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Patent number: 8961714Abstract: A lightweight automobile suspension part having high strength is an aluminum alloy automobile suspension part having a through-hole, which has a yield strength of a normal section as a region where a crystal grain is not coarsened being 270 MPa or larger, and a minimum length between a rib end as a predetermined region on a side of the through-hole in a rib and a through-hole end as a predetermined region on a side of the through-hole in a web is 6 mm or larger.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Shogo Sakamoto, Yoshiya Inagaki
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Publication number: 20150050520Abstract: An aluminum alloy material contains Si: 1.0 mass % to 5.0 mass % and Fe: 0.01 mass % to 2.0 mass % with balance being Al and inevitable impurities, wherein 250 pcs/mm2 or more to 7×105 pcs/mm2 or less of Si-based intermetallic compound particles having equivalent circle diameters of 0.5 to 5 ?m are present in a cross-section of the aluminum alloy material, while 100 pcs/mm2 to 7×105 pcs/mm2 of Al-based intermetallic compound particles having equivalent circle diameters of 0.5 to 5 ?m are present in a cross-section of the aluminum alloy material. An aluminum alloy structure is manufactured by bonding two or more members in vacuum or a non-oxidizing atmosphere at temperature at which a ratio of a mass of a liquid phase generated in the aluminum alloy material to a total mass of the aluminum alloy material is 5% or more and 35% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2012Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Akio Niikura, Kazuko Fujita, Takashi Murase, Yoshiyuki Oya, Tomohito Kurosaki
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Patent number: 8951370Abstract: An aluminum alloy wire material, which has an alloy composition containing: 0.1 to 0.4 mass % of Fe, 0.1 to 0.3 mass % of Cu, 0.02 to 0.2 mass % of Mg, and 0.02 to 0.2 mass % of Si, and further containing 0.001 to 0.01 mass % of Ti and V in total, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, in which a grain size is 5 to 25 ?m in a vertical cross-section in a wire-drawing direction of the wire material, in which, according to JIS Z 2241, a tensile strength (TS) is 80 MPa or more, an elongation (El) is 15% or more, and a 0.2% yield strength (YS; MPa) satisfies, together with the TS, a relationship represented by formula: 1.5?(TS/YS)?3, and in which an electrical conductivity is 55% IACS or more.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeki Sekiya, Kuniteru Mihara, Kyota Susai
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Patent number: 8926898Abstract: Disclosed is a lightweight aluminum based alloy that is high in strength and elongation properties at high temperatures of around 200° C. to 300° C. and has excellent workability in hot working. Disclosed also is a heat-resistant aluminum based alloy excellent in wear resistance and rigidity. Specifically, an aluminum based alloy contains, in terms of percent by mass, 5% to 10% of Mn; 0.5% to 5% of V; 0.5% to 5% of Cr; 0.5% to 5% of Fe; 1% to 8% of Si; 0.5% to 5% of Ni, with the balance being aluminum and inevitable impurities. The aluminum based alloy has a structure including 35 to 80 percent by volume of an intermetallic compound phase with the balance being an aluminum metal matrix.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Takagi, Katsura Kajihara, Hideo Hata
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Publication number: 20140377128Abstract: An aluminum alloy includes, in weight percent, 0.50-1.30% Si, 0.2-0.60% Fe, 0.15% max Cu, 0.5-0.90% Mn, 0.6-1.0% Mg, and 0.20% max Cr, the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities. The alloy may include excess Mg over the amount that can be occupied by Mg—Si precipitates. The alloy may be utilized as a matrix material for a composite that includes a filler material dispersed in the matrix material. One such composite may include boron carbide as a filler material, and the resultant composite may be used for neutron shielding applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Nicholas C. Parson, Pierre Marchand, Jean-Alain Laurin
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Patent number: 8877123Abstract: The invention relates to an age-hardenable aluminium alloy product for structural members having a chemical composition including, in wt. %: Cu about 3.6 to 6.0%, Mg about 0.15 to 1.2%, Ge about 0.15 to 1.1%, Si about 0.1 to 0.8%, Fe<0.25%, balance aluminium and normal and/or inevitable elements and impurities. Zn, Ag and/or Ni may or may not be present. A typical range for Zn is <0.3 or, in a further embodiment about 0.3 to 1.3%. A typical range for Ag is <0.1 or, in a further embodiment about 0.1 to 1.0%. Products made from this aluminium alloy product are very suitable for aerospace applications. The alloy can be processed to various product forms, e.g. sheet, thin plate, thick plate, extruded or forged products. Products made from this alloy can be used also as a cast product, ideally as die-cast product.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2008Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Aleris Aluminum Koblenz GmbHInventors: Linzhong Zhuang, Shangping Chen, Andrew Norman
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Patent number: 8852364Abstract: Provided is material for an aluminum alloy exhibiting a sufficient heat resistance, tensile strength as well as stress corrosion cracking resistance necessary for use as automobile parts. Also, provided are a forged part forged from such aluminum alloy and an aluminum alloy high strength bolt made thereof. The aluminum alloy (by mass) is consisted of (by mass) 1.0 to 1.7% of Si, 0.05 to 0.5% of Fe, 0.8 to 1.5% of Cu, 0.6 to 1.2% of Mn, 0.9 to 1.5% of Mg, 0.05 to 0.5% of Zn, 0.05 to 0.3% of Zr, 0.01 to 0.2% of V, and when needed, Ti exceeding 0% and not more than 0.05%, and, when further needed, Ni exceeding 0% and not more than 0.7%, the remainder being Al and unavoidable impurities.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Fumihiko Gejima
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Publication number: 20140272460Abstract: The present invention provides a new aluminum alloy material which may be used for a core alloy of a corrosion-resistant brazing sheet. This core alloy displays with high strength, and good corrosion resistance for use in heat exchangers. This aluminum alloy material was made by direct chill (DC) casting. The present inventions also provides corrosion-resistant brazing sheet packages including the aluminum alloy material as a core and one or more cladding layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: NOVELIS INC.Inventors: ANDREW D. HOWELLS, HANY AHMED, KEVIN MICHAEL GATENBY, JYOTHI KADALI, PIERRE HENRI MAROIS
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Publication number: 20140227130Abstract: An aluminum alloy has a composition consisting of Si: 0.03 to 0.6 mass %, Fe: 0.1 to 0.7 mass %, Cu: 0.05 to 0.20 mass %, Mn: 1.0 to 1.5 mass %, Mg: 0.01 to 0.1 mass %, Zn: 0 to 0.1 mass %, Ti: 0 to 0.1 mass %, and the balance being Al and inevitable impurities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Yoshimasa Ohashi, Koji Hisayuki, Yoshikazu Kato, Kazunori Sakayori, Ryouta Kimura, Shigeru Aoya
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Patent number: 8771441Abstract: An aluminum alloy comprising 2.1 to 2.8 wt. % Cu, 1.1 to 1.7 wt. % Li, 0.1 to 0.8 wt. % Ag, 0.2 to 0.6 wt. % Mg, 0.2 to 0.6 wt. % Mn, a content of Fe and Si less or equal to 0.1 wt. % each, and a content of unavoidable impurities less than or equal to 0.05 wt. % each and 0.15 wt. % total, and the alloy being substantially zirconium free.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Inventors: Bernard Bes, Herve Ribes, Christophe Sigli, Timothy Warner
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Patent number: 8758529Abstract: Aluminum alloys having improved properties are provided. The alloy includes about 0 to 2 wt % rare earth elements, about 0.5 to about 14 wt % silicon, about 0.25 to about 2.0 wt % copper, about 0.1 to about 3.0 wt % nickel, approximately 0.1 to 1.0% iron, about 0.1 to about 2.0 wt % zinc, about 0.1 to about 1.0 wt % magnesium, 0 to about 1.0 wt % silver, about 0.01 to about 0.2 wt % strontium, 0 to about 1.0 wt % scandium, 0 to about 1.0 wt % manganese, 0 to about 0.5 wt % calcium, 0 to about 0.5 wt % germanium, 0 to about 0.5 wt % tin, 0 to about 0.5 wt % cobalt, 0 to about 0.2 wt % titanium, 0 to about 0.1 wt % boron, 0 to about 0.2 wt % zirconium, 0 to 0.5% yttrium, 0 to about 0.3 wt % cadmium, 0 to about 0.3 wt % chromium, 0 to about 0.5 wt % indium, and the balance aluminum. Methods of making cast aluminum parts are also described.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Qigui Wang, Wenying Yang, Yucong Wang, Patricia E. Shaw
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Publication number: 20140166161Abstract: A heat-resistant Al—Cu—Mg—Ag alloy for producing semifinished parts or products, which is suitable for use at elevated temperatures and has good static and dynamic strength properties combined with an improved creep resistance and comprises: 0.3-0.7% by weight of silicon (Si), not more than 0.15% by weight of iron (Fe), 3.5-4.7% by weight of copper (Cu), 0.05-0.5% by weight of manganese (Mn), 0.3-0.9% by weight of magnesium (Mg), 0.02-0.15% by weight of titanium (Ti), 0.03-0.25% by weight of zirconium (Zr), 0.1-0.7% by weight of silver (Ag), 0.03-0.5% by weight of scandium (Sc), 0.03-0.2% by weight of vanadium (V), not more than 0.05% by weight of others, individually, not more than 0.15% by weight of others, total, balance aluminium, is described. A process for producing a semifinished part or product composed of the abovementioned aluminium alloy is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Otto Fuchs KGInventors: Gregor Terlinde, Thomas Witulski, Matthias Hilpert
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Publication number: 20140096879Abstract: Disclosed herein is an aluminum alloy composition and a method of heat treating the aluminum alloy, to improve process control and strength of the aluminum alloy for a rear safety plate mounted on a truck, etc., complying with safety regulations wherein the aluminum alloy composition includes Silicon (Si) about 0.8 to 1.3% by weight, Iron (Fe) up to about 0.5% by weight, Copper (Cu) about 0.15 to 0.4% by weight, Manganese (Mn) up to about 0.15% by weight, Magnesium (Mg) about 0.8 to 1.2% by weight, Chromium (Cr) up to about 0.25% by weight, Zinc (Zn) up to about 0.2% by weight, Titanium (Ti) up to about 0.1% by weight and the remaining percent by weight of Aluminum (Al) of the entire composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventor: Nak-Young Kim
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Publication number: 20140035323Abstract: In a car body or component thereof with at least one first component of sheet metal of a first aluminum alloy and at least one second component of sheet metal of a second aluminum alloy, the first and second aluminum alloys are of type AlMgSi and in the sheet metal of the second aluminum alloy a substantial part of the elements Mg and Si, which are required to achieve artificial ageing in solid solution, is present in the form of separate Mg2Si and/or Si particles in order to avoid artificial ageing. By reduction of the hardening capacity of the second component during artificial ageing of the body as part of the paint baking cycle, the car body has an improved impact protection for pedestrians in comparison with solutions according to the prior art.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Novelis Inc.Inventors: Corrado Bassi, Juergen Timm
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Publication number: 20140017115Abstract: An aluminum alloy that can be cast into structural components wherein the alloy has reduced casting porosity, improved combination of mechanical properties including tensile strength, fatigue, ductility in the cast condition and in the heat treated condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Qigui Wang, Hengcheng Liao
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Publication number: 20140017117Abstract: New 6xxx aluminum alloys are disclosed. The new 6xxx aluminum alloys may include 1.05-1.50 wt. Mg, 0.60-0.95 wt. % Si, where the (wt. % Mg)/(wt. % Si) is from 1.30 to 1.90, 0.275-0.50 wt. % Cu, and from 0.05 to 1.0 wt. % of at least one secondary element, wherein the secondary element is selected from the group consisting of V, Fe, Cr, Mn, Zr, Ti, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Jen C. Lin, Anton J. Rovito, Timothy P. Doyle, Shawn P. Sullivan, Gabriele F. Ciccola, Christopher J. Tan
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Publication number: 20140017116Abstract: New 6xxx aluminum alloys are disclosed. The new 6xxx aluminum alloys may include 1.05-1.50 wt. Mg, 0.60-0.95 wt. % Si, where the (wt. % Mg)/(wt. % Si) is from 1.30 to 1.90, 0.275-0.50 wt. % Cu, and from 0.05 to 1.0 wt. % of at least one secondary element, wherein the secondary element is selected from the group consisting of V, Fe, Cr, Mn, Zr, Ti, and combinations thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: ALCOA INC.Inventors: Jen C. Lin, Anton J. Rovito, Timothy P. Doyle, Shawn P. Sullivan, Gabriele F. Ciccola, Christopher J. Tan
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Publication number: 20130319585Abstract: An aluminum alloy includes, in weight percent, 0.70-0.85 Si, 0.14-0.25 Fe, 0.25-0.35 Cu, 0.05 max Mn, 0.75-0.90 Mg, 0.12-0.18 Cr, 0.05 max Zn, and 0.04 max Ti, the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities. The alloy may be suitable for extruding, and may be formed into an extruded alloy product.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventors: Nick C. Parson, Raynald Guay, Alexandre Maltais
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Patent number: 8574382Abstract: A cold-hardening aluminum casting alloy with good thermal stability for the production of thermally and mechanically stressed cast components, wherein the alloy includes from 11.0 to 12.0 wt % silicon from 0.7 to 2.0 wt % magnesium from 0.1 to 1 wt % manganese less than or equal to 1 wt % iron less than or equal to 2 wt % copper less than or equal to 2 wt % nickel less than or equal to 1 wt % chromium less than or equal to 1 wt % cobalt less than or equal to 2 wt % zinc less than or equal to 0.25 wt % titanium 40 ppm boron optionally from 80 to 300 ppm strontium and aluminium as the remainder with further elements and impurities due to production individually at most 0.05 wt %, in total at most 0.2 wt %. The alloy is suitable in particular for the production of cylinder crank cases by the die-casting method.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Aluminium Rheinfelden GmbHInventors: Dan Dragulin, Rudiger Franke
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Publication number: 20130264115Abstract: An aluminum (Al) alloy wire, which is an extra fine wire having a wire diameter of 0.5 mm or less, contains, in mass %, Mg at 0.03% to 1.5%, Si at 0.02% to 2.0%, at least one element selected from Cu, Fe, Cr, Mn and Zr at a total of 0.1% to 1.0% and the balance being Al and impurities, and has an electrical conductivity of 40% IACS or more, a tensile strength of 150 MPa or more, and an elongation of 5% or more. By producing the extra fine wire from an Al alloy of a specific composition containing Zr, Mn and other specific elements, though the extra fine wire is extra fine, it has a fine structure with a maximum grain size of 50 ?m or less and is superior in elongation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2012Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicants: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Nakai, Taichiro Nishikawa, Yoshiyuki Takaki, Misato Kusakari, Yasuyuki Otsuka
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Publication number: 20130202477Abstract: A wrought aluminium material with improved damage tolerance while preserving the high strength of the material is disclosed. Furthermore, a cast aluminium material of a precipitation hardenable aluminium alloy is disclosed, the material comprising grains having two distinct zones with a first centre zone enriched in elements capable of reacting peritectically with aluminium and a second zone, surrounding the first zone, enriched in elements capable of reacting eutectically with aluminium.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2010Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: SAPA ABInventors: Stanislaw Zajac, Jonas Braam
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Publication number: 20130149190Abstract: The present invention relates to a castable heat resistant aluminium alloy for high temperature applications such as components in combustion engines, in particular for the manufacturing of highly loaded cylinder heads, he alloy comprises the following composition: .Si: 6.5-10 wt %.Mg: 0.25-0.35 wt %.Cu: 0.3-0.7 wt %.Hf: 0.025-0.55 wt % Optionally with the addition of: .Ti: 0-0.2 wt %.Zr: 0-0.3 wt %, the balance being made of Al and unavoidable impurities including Fe.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventors: Terje Iveland, Stig Brusethaug, Petter Asholt, Bruno Barlas, Denis Massinon, Philippe Meyer
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Publication number: 20130136651Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aluminum (Al) alloy, for general casting, and a technique for producing the same. The Al alloy includes Al, Si in the range of 5 to 13 wt %, Ti in the range of 2 to 7 wt % and B in the range of 1 to 3 wt %. According to the disclosure, a TiB2 compound may be formed in the Al alloy, where the ratio of Ti:B may range from 2 to 2.5 wt %. The Al alloy of the disclosure has improved elasticity, and is suitable for general casting processes such as, for example, high pressure casting process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicants: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYInventors: Hoon Mo PARK, Hoo Dam LEE
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Publication number: 20130115129Abstract: An aluminum alloy which is excellent in high temperature strength and heat conductivity by adjusting the composition to one keeping down the drop in high temperature strength and making the Mn content as small as possible to reduce the formation of a solid solution in the aluminum, which aluminum alloy having a composition of ingredients which contains Si: 12 to 16 mass %, N: 0.1 to 2.5 mass %, Cu: 3 to 5 mass %, Mg: 0.3 to 1.2 mass %, Fe: 0.3 to 1.5 mass %, and P: 0.004 to 0.02 mass % and furthermore 0 to 0.1 mass % of Mn and further contains, as necessary, at least one of V: 0.01 to 0.1 mass %, Zr: 0.01 to 0.6 mass %, Cr: 0.01 to 0.2 mass %, and Ti: 0.01 to 0.2 mass %. Also described is a method for producing the aluminum alloy melt.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Jie Xing, Izumi Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Oda, Yutaka Ishida, Hiroshi Horikawa
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Publication number: 20120321889Abstract: An aluminum alloy conductor, containing: 0.01 to 0.4 mass % of Fe, 0.1 to 0.3 mass % of Mg, 0.04 to 0.3 mass % of Si, 0.1 to 0.5 mass % of Cu, and 0.001 to 0.01 mass % of Ti and V in total, with the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, wherein the conductor contains three kinds of intermetallic compounds A, B, and C, in which the intermetallic compounds A, B, and C have a particle size of 0.1 ?m or more but 2 ?m or less, 0.03 ?m or more but less than 0.1 ?m, and 0.001 ?m or more but less than 0.03 ?m, respectively, and area ratios a, b, and c of the intermetallic compounds A, B, and C, in an arbitrary region in the conductor, satisfy: 0.1%?a?2.5%, 0.1%?b?3%, and 1%?c?10%.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Shigeki SEKIYA, Kuniteru MI HARA, Kyota SUSAI
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Publication number: 20120312427Abstract: A high-strength Al—Cu—Mg—Si aluminum alloy product obtained by extrusion is characterized in that the microstructure of the entire surface of the cross-section of the aluminum alloy product is formed of recrystallized grains, the grains have an average aspect ratio (L/t) of 5.0 or less and the orientation density of the grains in the microstructure, for which the normal direction to the {001} plane is parallel to the extrusion direction in comparison with the grains orientated to random orientations, is 50 or less. The high-strength Al—Cu—Mg—Si aluminum alloy product is characterized in that rod-shaped precipitates are arranged in the grains of the matrix in the <100> direction, the precipitates have an average length of 10 to 70 nm and a maximum length of 120 nm or less, and the number density of the precipitates in the [001] direction measured from the (001) plane is 500 or more per square micrometer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Inventors: Shingo IWAMURA, Tadashi Minoda, Katsuya Kato
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Patent number: 8328963Abstract: An aluminum alloy sheet of specific Al—Mg—Si composition, which, owing to preliminary aging treatment under adequate conditions, has a specific metallographic structure in which there are a large number of clusters of specific size (each being an aggregate of atoms) expressed in terms of number density, which, when observed under a transmission electron microscope of 1,000,000 magnifications, appear as dark contrast in the bright field image. It is superior in paint baking hardenability and is invulnerable to room temperature aging during storage for a comparatively long period of 1 to 4 months.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Takaki, Kwangjin Lee
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Patent number: 8292589Abstract: A casting aluminum alloy which contains, in terms of mass %, 3.2-5.0% Cu, 0.8-3.0% Ni, 1.0-3.0% Mg, 0.05-0.20% Ti, and up to 1.0% Si, the remainder being aluminum and incidental impurities. This casting aluminum alloy is used to produce a cast compressor impeller comprising a hub part, a hub-disk part extending from the hub part in the radial directions and having a hub surface and a disk surface, and blade parts disposed on the hub surface. Compared to conventional aluminum alloys, the casting aluminum alloy has a moderate elongation and a high strength at ordinary temperature and has high strength even at high temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2007Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignees: Hitachi Metals Precision, Ltd., Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventor: Masaaki Koga
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Publication number: 20120258010Abstract: The subject of the invention is a cast part with high static mechanical strength, and high hot creep strength, made of aluminum alloy of chemical composition: Si: 0.02-0.50%, Fe: 0.02-0.30%, Cu: 3.5-4.9%, Mn: <0.70%, Mg: 0.05-0.20%, Zn <0.30%, Ni: <0.30%, V: 0.05-0.30%, Zr: 0.05-0.25%, Ti: 0.01-0.35%, other elements in total <0.15%; and 0.05% each, the remainder being aluminum. It more particularly relates to cylinder heads for supercharged diesel or gasoline internal combustion engines.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: RIO TINTO ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDInventors: Michel Garat, James Frederick Major, Danny Jean
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Publication number: 20120227870Abstract: An aluminum-alloy sheet includes 0.10 to 0.40 mass % of Si, 0.35 to 0.80 mass % of Fe, 0.10 to 0.35 mass % of Cu, 0.20 to 0.80 mass % of Mn, and 1.5 to 2.5 mass % of Mg, the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein a content ratio (Si/Fe) of the Si to the Fe is 0.75 or less, the solute Mn content is 0.12 to 0.20 mass %, and the aluminum-alloy sheet has a proof stress of 225 N/mm2 or more after having been baked at 270° C. for 20 seconds.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel Ltd.)Inventors: Yuji Inoue, Yasuhiro Aruga, Katsushi Matsumoto, Kiyohito Tsuruda, Kazuharu Masada
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Publication number: 20120227871Abstract: An aluminum-alloy sheet includes 0.10 to 0.40 mass % of Si, 0.35 to 0.80 mass % of Fe, 0.10 to 0.35 mass % of Cu, 0.20 to 0.80 mass % of Mn, and 1.5 to 2.5 mass % of Mg, the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein a content ratio (Si/Fe) of the Si to the Fe is 0.75 or less, the area fraction of Mg2Si intermetallic compound grains having a maximum length of 1 ?m or more is 0.10% or more in a region of a section of the aluminum-alloy sheet, the region being a central region in the thickness direction of the aluminum-alloy sheet, and the aluminum-alloy sheet has a proof stress of 225 to 270 N/mm2 after having been baked at 270° C. for 20 seconds.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)Inventors: Yuji INOUE, Yasuhiro Aruga, Katsushi Matsumoto, Kiyohito Tsuruda, Kazuharu Masada
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Patent number: 8246763Abstract: A high strength aluminum alloy casting obtained by casting an aluminum alloy comprised of 7.5 to 11.5 wt % of Si, 3.8 to 4.8 wt % of Cu, 0.45 to 0.65 wt % of Mg, 0.4 to 0.7 wt % of Fe, 0.35 to 0.45 wt % of Mn, and the balance of Al and not more than 0.2 wt % of unavoidable impurities, wherein this aluminum alloy has 0.1 to 0.3 wt % of Ag added to it or contains 0.1 to 1.0 wt % of at least one element selected from the group of second additive elements comprised of Rb, K, Ba, Sr, Zr, Nb, Ta, V, and Pd and rare earth elements, and a method of production of a high strength aluminum alloy casting comprising the steps of filling a melt of an aluminum alloy in a mold to obtain a casting, taking out the aluminum alloy casting from the mold, solubilizing the high strength aluminum alloy casting by heating in a temperature range of 495 to 505° C.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignees: Denso Corporation, Nippon Light Metal Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kouji Yamada, Tomoyuki Hatano, Susumu Miyakawa, Hiromi Takagi, Hiroshi Horikawa, Akio Hashimoto