Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
148551000 | Continuous casting | 30 |
20080202646 | Aluminum automotive structural members - Disclosed is a method for producing aluminum vehicular structural parts or members such as from molten aluminum alloy using a continuous caster to cast the alloy into a slab. The method comprises providing a molten aluminum alloy consisting essentially of 2.7 to 3.6 wt. % Mg, 0.1 to 0.4 wt. % Mn, 0.02 to 0.2 wt. % Si, 0.05 to 0.30 wt. % Fe, 0.1 wt. % max. Cu, 0.25 wt. % max. Cr, 0.2 wt. % max. Zn, 0.15 wt. % max. Ti, the remainder aluminum, incidental elements and impurities and providing a continuous caster such as a belt caster, block caster or roll caster for continuously casting the molten aluminum alloy. The molten aluminum alloy is cast into a slab which is rolled into a sheet product and then annealed. The sheet has an improved distribution of intermetallic particles (Al—Fe, Al—Fe—Mn or Mg | 08-28-2008 |
20090071576 | ALUMINUM ALLOY PLATE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides an Al—Mg series alloy sheet of high-Mg with improved press formability and homogeneity which can be applied to automobile outer panels and inner panels. This is an Al—Mg series aluminum alloy sheet having 3.5 to 3 mm in thickness cast by twin-roll continuous casting and cold rolled, comprising over 8% but not more than 14% Mg, 1.0% or less Fe, and 3.5% or less Si with the remainder being Al and unavoidable impurities wherein the mean conductivity of the aluminum alloy sheet is in the range of at least 20 IACS % but less than 26 IACS %, the strength-ductility balance (tensile strength×total elongation) as a material property of the aluminum alloy sheet is 11000 (MPa %) or more, and the homogeneity and press formability of the sheet have been improved. | 03-19-2009 |
20090159160 | METHOD FOR MAKING HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET AND PRODUCTS MADE BY SAME - Disclosed is a method for producing a non-heat-treatable high strength aluminum sheet from aluminum scraps using a continuous caster. The method includes providing a molten aluminum non-heat-treatable alloy including Si about 0.7% max., Fe about 0.8% max., Cu about 0.3% max., Mn about 0.5-1.2%, Mg about 1.3-2.8%, Zn about 0.20% max., Cr about 0.2% max., Zr about 0.30% max., Sr about 0.30 max., the remainder aluminum, incidental elements and impurities; and continuously casting the molten aluminum alloy into a slab and rolling the slab into a sheet product with high strength and reasonable formability. Typically, the sheet product is used for the products, such as truck trailer siding panel or electrical conduits for the building industry. | 06-25-2009 |
20090260726 | HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOY FIN MATERIAL FOR HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - [PROBLEMS] To provide an aluminum alloy fin material for a heat exchanger, which has high strength and high heat conductivity after brazing, and is excellent in the resistance to sagging, erosion and self-corrosion and the in the sacrificial anode effect. | 10-22-2009 |
20100224291 | Al-Si-Mg ALLOY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An Al—Si—Mg-based aluminum alloy includes about 1.2 to about 1.4 wt % of Si, about 0.6 to about 0.75 wt % of Mg, about 0.8 to about 1.0 wt % of Sn, and Al and impurities as the balance on the basis of the total weight of the aluminum alloy. | 09-09-2010 |
20110198003 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL FOR FORGING - An aluminum alloy forging material of the present invention is constituted by an aluminum alloy cast product obtained by subjecting an aluminum alloy ingot having a structure in which a secondary dentrite arm spacing (DAS) is 40 μm or less and an average grain diameter of crystallized substances is 8 μm or less to homogenization treatment for holding the ingot for one hour or more under temperature conditions of 450 to 510° C., wherein the ingot is obtained by continuously casting a molten aluminum alloy having an alloy composition consisting of: Si: 0.80 to 1.15 mass %; Fe: 0.2 to 0.5 mass %; Cu: 3.8 to 5 mass %; Mn: 0.8 to 1.15 mass %; Mg: 0.5 to 0.8 mass %; Zr: 0.05 to 0.13 mass %; and Ti contained in such an amount that a sum of Ti and Zr is 0.2 mass % or less, and the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, wherein the alloy composition satisfies a Cu/Mg ratio of 8 or less, Ti is added in a form of an Al master alloy (5Ti-1B mother alloy) in which Ti and B are contained at a ratio of 5:1, and a Ti/Zr ratio satisfies 0.3 or higher. | 08-18-2011 |
20120055588 | 7XXX ALUMINUM ALLOYS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - New 7xxx aluminum alloy bodies and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The new 7xxx 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 7xxx aluminum alloy bodies may realize improved strength and other properties. | 03-08-2012 |
20120055589 | 2XXX ALUMINUM ALLOYS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - New 2xxx aluminum alloy bodies and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The new 2xxx 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 2xxx aluminum alloy bodies may realize improved strength and other properties. | 03-08-2012 |
20120055590 | ALUMINUM-LITHIUM ALLOYS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - New Al—Li alloy bodies and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The new Al—Li 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 Al—Li alloy bodies may realize improved strength and other properties. | 03-08-2012 |
20120055591 | 6XXX ALUMINUM ALLOYS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - 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. | 03-08-2012 |
20120111459 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CAST ALUMINUM ALLOY MEMBER - A production method of the present invention includes a step of obtaining an aluminum alloy melt having an alloy composition containing Fe: 0.2 to 0.35 mass %, Cu: 0.05 to 0.20 mass %, Mn: 0.3 to 0.6 mass %, Mg: 1.3 to 2.0 mass %, Zn: 4.6 to 5.1 mass %, and Zr: 0.1 mass % or more, a sum of Zr and Ti being 0.2 mass % or less, the composition satisfying a relation of ([Mg mass %]≧−0.5×[Zn mass %]+3.8) and a relation of ([Ti mass %]/[Zr mass %]≧0.2), and the balance being aluminum and inevitable impurities, and a step of obtaining an aluminum alloy ingot having a structure that has a DAS of 40 μm or less and an average crystal grain diameter of 8 pm or less by continuously casting the aluminum alloy melt at a casting rate satisfying ([maximum casting rate (mm/min)]≦−1.43×[casting diameter (mm)]+500), and a step of obtaining an aluminum alloy cast member by subjecting the aluminum alloy ingot to a homogenization treatment in which the ingot is held for 1 hour at a temperature of 450 to 600° C. By this production method, an aluminum alloy cast member free from anisotropy of plastic deformation is obtained. | 05-10-2012 |
20120261037 | High Strength Aluminum Alloy Fin Material And Method Of Production Of Same - A heat exchanger use high strength aluminum alloy fin material having a high strength and excellent in thermal conductivity, erosion resistance, sag resistance, sacrificial anodization effect, and self corrosion resistance, characterized by containing Si: 0.8 to 1.4 wt %, Fe: 0.15 to 0.7 wt %, Mn: 1.5 to 3.0 wt %, and Zn: 0.5 to 2.5 wt %, limiting the Mg as an impurity to 0.05 wt % or less, and having a balance of ordinary impurities and Al in chemical composition, having a metal structure before brazing of a fibrous crystal grain structure, a tensile strength before brazing of not more than 240 MPa, a tensile strength after brazing of not less than 150 MPa, and a recrystallized grain size after brazing of 500 μm or more. | 10-18-2012 |
20120291924 | ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An aluminum alloy sheet is manufactured by preparing a slab having a thickness of 5 to 15 mm with a continuous casting machine by a continuous casting process using molten alloy containing 0.40% to 0.65% of Mg, 0.50% to 0.75% of Si, 0.05% to 0.20% of Cr, and 0.10% to 0.40% of Fe, a remainder being Al; winding the slab into a coil; cold-rolling the slab into a sheet; subjecting the sheet to solution heat treatment in such a manner that the sheet is heated to a temperature of 530° C. to 560° C. at a heating rate of 10° C./sec or more and then maintained at the temperature for five seconds or more; quenching the sheet with water; coiling up the sheet; maintaining the sheet at a temperature of 60° C. to 110° C. for 3 to 12 hours; and then cooling the sheet to room temperature. | 11-22-2012 |
20130112323 | FORMABLE ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET - The present invention provides an aluminum alloy sheet for forming which is a high-Mg-content Al—Mg alloy sheet reduced in β-phase precipitation and improved in press formability. This aluminum alloy sheet for forming comprises an Al—Mg alloy containing 6.0-15.0 mass % Mg. In each of square regions, each side of which has the dimension of the whole sheet width (W), that are set in a surface of the alloy sheet, the concentration of Mg is measured at width-direction measurement points, Px, set at given intervals a and b respectively in the sheet-width direction and the sheet-length direction, and the average of the values of Mg concentration measured at the plurality of width-direction measurement points (Px) is taken as a width-direction average Mg concentration (Co). The concentration of Mg is measured at a plurality of thickness-direction measurement points (Py) set at a given interval in the sheet-thickness direction throughout the whole sheet thickness with respect to the plurality of width-direction measurement points (Px), and the average of the values of Mg concentration measured at the plurality of thickness-direction measurement points (Py) is taken as a thickness-direction average Mg concentration (Ci). The absolute value of the degree of regional Mg segregation (X) defined by the difference (Ci−Co) between the thickness-direction average Mg concentration (Ci) and the width-direction average Mg concentration (Co) is 0.5 mass % or less at most and is 0.1 mass % or less on average. | 05-09-2013 |
20140000768 | ALUMINUM ALLOYS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | 01-02-2014 |
20140166162 | ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An aluminum alloy sheet includes an aluminum alloy substrate having a composition containing, by mass percentage, 3.0 to 4.0% of magnesium, 0.2 to 0.4% of manganese, 0.1 to 0.5% of iron, not less than 0.03% but less than 0.10% of copper, and less than 0.20% of silicon, with the remainder being aluminum and unavoidable impurities. A peak concentration of a copper concentration distribution in a thickness direction in a region at a depth of 15 nm to 200 nm from the surface of the aluminum alloy substrate is equal to or more than 0.15%, and the aluminum alloy substrate has a recrystallized structure with an average grain size of 15 μm or less. | 06-19-2014 |
20140261908 | ALUMINUM ALLOY FOIL FOR ELECTRODE COLLECTOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - An object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum alloy foil for an electrode current collector and a manufacturing method thereof, the foil having a high strength and high strength after a drying process after the application of the active material while keeping a high electrical conductivity. Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy foil for electrode current collector, including: forming by continuous casting an aluminum alloy sheet containing 0.03 to 1.0% of Fe, 0.01 to 0.2% of Si, 0.0001 to 0.2% of Cu, with the rest being Al and unavoidable impurities, performing cold rolling to the aluminum alloy sheet at a cold rolling reduction of 80% or lower, and performing heat treatment at 550 to 620° C. for 1 to 15 hours. | 09-18-2014 |
20140326368 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHAPED ARTICLE OF ALUMINUM ALLOY, SHAPED ALUMINUM ALLOY ARTICLE AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM - A method for producing an aluminum-alloy shaped product, includes a step of forging a continuously cast rod of aluminum alloy serving as a forging material, in which the aluminum alloy contains Si in an amount of 10.5 to 13.5 mass %, Fe in an amount of 0.15 to 0.65 mass %, Cu in an amount of 2.5 to 5.5 mass % and Mg in an amount of 0.3 to 1.5 mass %, and heat treatment and heating steps including a step of subjecting the forging material to pre-heat treatment, a step of heating the forging material during a course of forging of the forging material and a step of subjecting a shaped product to post-heat treatment, the pre-heat treatment including treatment of maintaining the forging material at a temperature of −10 to 480° C. for two to six hours. | 11-06-2014 |
20140366997 | ALUMINUM ALLOYS CONTAINING MAGNESIUM, SILICON, MANGANESE, IRON, AND COPPER, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - New HT aluminum alloy bodies and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The new HT aluminum alloy bodies contain 0.20-2.0 wt. % Mg, 0.10-1.5 wt. % Si, 0.01-1.0 wt. % Fe, and, 0.10-1.0 wt. % Cu, wherein, when Si+Cu<0.60 wt. %, then Fe+Mn≦1.5 wt. %, optionally with up to 1.5 wt. % Mn, optionally with up to 1.5 wt. % Zn, wherein at least one of the Mg, the Si, the Fe, the Cu, the optional Mn, and the optional Zn is the predominate alloying element of the aluminum alloy sheet other than the aluminum, and 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 HT aluminum alloy bodies may realize improved strength and other properties. | 12-18-2014 |
20140366998 | 6XXX ALUMINUM ALLOYS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - 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. | 12-18-2014 |
20140366999 | 2XXX ALUMINUM ALLOYS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - New 2xxx aluminum alloy bodies and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The new 2xxx 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 2xxx aluminum alloy bodies may realize improved strength and other properties. | 12-18-2014 |
20140367000 | ALUMINUM-LITHIUM ALLOYS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - New Al—Li alloy bodies and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The new Al—Li 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 Al—Li alloy bodies may realize improved strength and other properties. | 12-18-2014 |
20150020930 | 7XXX ALUMINUM ALLOYS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - New 7xxx aluminum alloy bodies and methods of producing the same are disclosed. The new 7xxx 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 7xxx aluminum alloy bodies may realize improved strength and other properties. | 01-22-2015 |
20150075677 | ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET EXCELLENT IN PRESS-FORMABILITY AND SHAPE FIXABILITY AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - 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 μm and having second phase particles with a circle equivalent diameter of 3 μm or more in a number of less than 300/mm | 03-19-2015 |
20150107731 | ALUMINUM ALLOY FIN MATERIAL FOR HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF HEAT EXCHANGER BY BRAZING FIN MATERIAL - An aluminum alloy fin material for a heat exchanger having suitable strength before brazing enabling easy fin formation, having high strength after brazing, having a high thermal conductivity (electrical conductivity) after brazing, and having superior sag resistance, erosion resistance, self corrosion prevention, and sacrificial anode effect, a method of production of the same, and a method of production of a heat exchanger using the fin material are provided, that is, an aluminum alloy fin material having a chemical composition of Si: 0.7 to 1.4 wt %, Fe: 0.5 to 1.4 wt %, Mn: 0.7 to 1.4 wt %, and Zn: 0.5 to 2.5 wt %, Mg as an impurity limited to 0.05 wt % or less, and the balance of unavoidable impurities and Al, and having a tensile strength after brazing of 130 MPa or more, a yield strength after brazing of 45 MPa or more, a recrystallized grain size after brazing of 500 μm or more, and an electrical conductivity after brazing of 47% IACS or more, a method of producing an aluminum alloy fin material comprising cold rolling/annealing/cold rolling/annealing/cold rolling a thin slab continuously cast by a twin-belt system from a melt of the above composition under predetermined conditions, and a method of production of a heat exchanger comprising cooling the fin material at a predetermined rate after brazing heating. | 04-23-2015 |
20150114522 | METHOD OF MANUFACURING GRAIN-REFINED ALUMINUM-ZINC-MAGNESIUM-COPPER ALLOY SHEET - Provided is a method of manufacturing a grain-refined aluminum-zinc-magnesium-copper alloy sheet, including manufacturing an aluminum alloy sheet from an aluminum-zinc-magnesium-copper alloy melt by twin-roll strip casting, primarily rolling the aluminum alloy sheet manufactured in step 1, cold rolling the aluminum alloy sheet manufactured in step 2, and performing a heat treatment on the aluminum alloy sheet manufactured in step 3, thereby reducing processing time and cost by using twin-roll casting. Since grain refinement and homogenization of the sheet manufactured by the twin-roll casting are maximized by sequentially performing warm rolling, cold rolling, and a heat treatment on the sheet, elongation may be improved. | 04-30-2015 |
20150114523 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - An aluminum alloy sheet for motor vehicles is produced by casting a melt, containing 3.0-3.5 mass % Mg, 0.05-0.3 mass % Fe, 0.05-0.15 mass % Si, and less than 0.1 mass % Mn, a balance substantially being inevitable impurities and Al, into a slab having a thickness of 5 to 15 mm in a twin-belt caster so that cooling rate at ¼ depth of thickness of the slab is 20 to 200° C./sec; winding the cast thin slab into a coiled thin slab subjected to cold rolling with a roll having a surface roughness of 0.2 to 0.7 μm Ra at a cold rolling reduction of 50 to 98%; subjecting the cold rolled sheet to final annealing either continuously in a CAL at a holding temperature of 400 to 520° C. within 5 minutes or in a batch annealing furnace at a holding temperature of 300 to 400° C. for 1 to 8 hours; and subjecting the resulting sheet to straightening with a leveler. | 04-30-2015 |
20160116235 | ALUMINUM ALLOY FIN MATERIAL FOR HEAT EXCHANGERS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An aluminum alloy fin material for heat exchangers, containing 0.5 to 1.5 mass % of Si; 0.1 to 1.0 mass % of Fe; 0.8 to 1.8 mass % of Mn; and 0.4 to 2.5 mass % of Zn, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein a metallographic microstructure before braze-heating is such that a density of second phase particles having a circle-equivalent diameter of less than 0.1 μm is less than 1×10 | 04-28-2016 |
20160116236 | ALUMINUM ALLOY FIN MATERIAL FOR HEAT EXCHANGERS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An aluminum alloy fin material for heat exchangers, containing 0.5 to 1.5 mass % of Si; more than 1.0 mass % but not more than 2.0 mass % of Fe; 0.4 to 1.0 mass % of Mn; and 0.4 to 1.0 mass % of Zn, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein a metallographic microstructure before braze-heating is such that a density of second phase particles having a circle-equivalent diameter of less than 0.1 μm is less than 1×10 | 04-28-2016 |
20160160333 | METHODS OF CONTINUOUSLY CASTING NEW 6XXX ALUMINUM ALLOYS, AND PRODUCTS MADE FROM THE SAME - New 6xxx aluminum alloy strips having an improved combination of properties are disclosed. The new 6xxx new aluminum alloy strips are rolled to a target thickness in-line via at least a first rolling stand and a second rolling stand. In one approach, the 6xxx new aluminum alloy strips may contain 0.8 to 1.25 wt. % Si, 0.2 to 0.6 wt. % Mg, 0.5 to 1.15 wt. % Cu, 0.01 to 0.2 wt. % manganese, 0.01 to 0.2 wt. % iron; up to 0.30 wt. % Ti; up to 0.25 wt. % Zn; up to 0.15 wt. % Cr; and up to 0.18 wt. % Zr. | 06-09-2016 |