Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
148698000 | With ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening | 24 |
20080196801 | Preparation of nanostructured materials having improved ductility - A method for preparing a nanostructured aluminum alloy involves heating an aluminum alloy workpiece at temperature sufficient to produce a single phase coarse grained aluminum alloy, then refining the grain size of the workpiece at a temperature at or below room temperature, and then aging the workpiece to precipitate second phase particles in the nanosized grains of the workpiece that increase the ductility without decreasing the strength of the workpiece. | 08-21-2008 |
20090301617 | SEQUENTIAL AGING OF ALUMINUM SILICON CASTING ALLOYS - Aluminum castings having increased elongation and tensile strength are obtained by sequential aging a solutionized casting followed by rapid heating to nucleation temperature followed by rapid cooling, then reheating to precipitate growth temperature. | 12-10-2009 |
20090320972 | Method for tempering an aluminum alloy - A process from tempering large aluminum lithium alloy component parts to achieve high strength capability and resistance to stress corrosion cracking without the need for the prior art step of cold working the alloy components parts. The process achieves the desired material properties by the use of two novel soaking time periods and the use of novel controlled temperature selection at the two respective soaking times as well as carefully controlling the temperature decrease from one soaking time period to the other. | 12-31-2009 |
20100101691 | DIRECT QUENCH HEAT TREATMENT FOR ALUMINUM ALLOY CASTINGS - A heat treatment method for the direct quench of aluminum alloy castings is presented. An aluminum alloy casting can be heated to the solutionizing temperature. The temperature can be maintained for a period of time sufficient to dissolve the hardening elements into the aluminum solid solution and affect any morphological changes to non-soluble phases, such as speriodization of the eutectic silicon phase. After solutionizing, the aluminum alloy casting can be quenched. The aluminum alloy casting can be rapidly cooled from the solutionizing temperature directly to the aging temperature, eliminating the room temperature hold of a conventional process. Thereby, the process can reduce process steps and equipment, can improve throughput, and can eliminate some waste heat. Further, the process can reduce residual stress and can provide a potential to form new precipitates. Direct quench can also be used with the sequential aging of aluminum casting alloys. | 04-29-2010 |
20100180992 | AGING OF ALUMINUM ALLOYS FOR IMPROVED COMBINATION OF FATIGUE PERFORMANCE AND STRENGTH - Aluminum alloy having an improved combination of properties are provided. In one aspect, a method for producing the alloy includes preparing an aluminum alloy for artificial aging and artificially aging the alloy. In one embodiment, the artificially aging step includes aging the aluminum alloy at a temperature of at least about 250° F., and final aging the aluminum alloy at a temperature of not greater than about 225° F. and for at least about 20 hours. These aluminum alloys realize an improved combination of properties, including improved strength with at least equivalent fatigue crack growth resistance. | 07-22-2010 |
20110056597 | METHODS OF AGING ALUMINUM ALLOYS TO ACHIEVE IMPROVED BALLISTICS PERFORMANCE - Aluminum alloy products having improved ballistics performance are disclosed. The aluminum alloy products may be underaged. In one embodiment, the underaged aluminum alloy products realize an FSP resistance that it is better than that of a peak strength aged version of the aluminum alloy product. In one embodiment, ballistics performance criteria is selected and the aluminum alloy product is underaged an amount sufficient to achieve a ballistics performance that is at least as good as the ballistics performance criteria. | 03-10-2011 |
20110132504 | Aluminum Alloy Casting Material for Heat Treatment Excelling in Heat Conduction and Process for Producing the Same - An aluminum alloy casting material for heat conduction obtained by adding Si to an aluminum alloy casting material with enhanced castability thereby realize enhancement of thermal conductivity. There is provided an aluminum alloy casting material excelling in heat conduction. characterized in that it comprises 5 to 10.0 mass % of Si, 0.1 to 0.5 mass % of Mg and the balance of Al and unavoidable impurities, the aluminum alloy casting material having undergone an aging treatment. Further, there is provided a cast aluminum alloy casting material that while having castability and mechanical strength equivalent to or higher than those of conventional cast aluminum alloys, is also enhanced in heat conduction; and provided a process for producing the cast aluminum alloy. In particular, there are provided a cast aluminum alloy and process for producing the same, wherein Si is contained in an amount of 6.0 to 8.0 mass %, the elements other than Si and Al each in simple form in an amount of ≦0.6%, and wherein the amount of Si solid-dissolved in aluminum parent phase is regulated to 0.5-1.1 mass % while the area ratio of crystallizate in metal structure is regulated to 5-8%. In this connection, the amount of Si solid-dissolved and the area ratio of crystallizate can be attained by performing of heating retaining treatment of the subject matter of cast aluminum alloy after casting operation at 400° to 510°C. for ≧1 hr. | 06-09-2011 |
20130139934 | HEAT TREATMENT FOR CYLINDER BLOCK CASTED WITH HIGH PRESSURE DIE-CASTING - Disclosed is a heat treatment method for a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine. More specifically, the method includes heating the cylinder block to a solution heat treatment temperature, processing the cylinder block at the solution heat treatment temperature between 440° C. to 460° C. for one to two hours, quenching the cylinder block and then immediately aging the cylinder block for a predetermined amount of time. | 06-06-2013 |
20130199680 | Aluminum Die Casting Alloy - Aluminum die casting alloy comprising 2 to 6% by weight nickel, 0.1 to 0.4% by weight zirconium, 0.1 to 0.4% by weight vanadium, optionally up to 5% by weight manganese, optionally up to 2% by weight iron, optionally up to 1% by weight titanium, optionally total max. 5% by weight transition elements including scandium, lanthanum, yttrium, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, chromium and/or molybdenum, and aluminum as the remainder with further elements and impurities due to production total max. 1% by weight. | 08-08-2013 |
20130269843 | METHOD FOR HEAT-TREATING A CAST COMPONENT - A method for heat-treating a cast component composed of an aluminum base alloy, in which method the cast component is annealed at a predetermined annealing temperature for a predetermined annealing period in a first heat transfer medium and then transferred into a water bath. Between being annealed and transferred into the water bath, the cast component is transferred into a second heat transfer medium at a predetermined intermediate cooling temperature, where it is held for a predetermined intermediate cooling period. | 10-17-2013 |
20140144561 | CASTING APPARATUS FOR CYLINDER HEAD AND HEAT TREATMENT METHOD FOR CYLINDER HEAD - A casting apparatus for a cylinder head and heat treatment method for a cylinder head manufactured by the apparatus is provided. The casting apparatus for a cylinder head is connected with a mold by a pressing unit and a connection pipe and casts a product by pressing and injecting molten metal into the mold. A heat treatment method for the cylinder head manufactured by the apparatus includes: a molten metal supply unit that stores and stabilizes supplied molten metal and a pressing unit that is separately formed from the molten metal supply unit, receives the stabilized molten metal from the molten metal supply unit, and supplies the molten metal to the mold. In addition, a stopper that is soaked in the molten metal in the molten metal supply unit controls the amount of molten metal sent to the pressing unit. | 05-29-2014 |
20150013857 | AGE-HARDENABLE ALUMINUM ALLOY AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE ABILITY OF A SEMI-FINISHED OR FINISHED PRODUCT TO AGE ARTIFICIALLY - An aluminum alloy and a method for improving the ability of a semi-finished or finished product to age artificially, includes an age-hardenable aluminum alloy on an Al—Mg—Si, Al—Zn, Al—Zn—Mg or Al—Si—Mg basis, wherein the aluminum alloy is transformed to a solid solution state, in particular by solution heat treatment ( | 01-15-2015 |
148699000 | Copper(Cu) containing | 12 |
148700000 | Magnesium(Mg) containing | 12 |
20110011501 | PROCESS FOR THE HEAT TREATMENT OF CYLINDER HEADS MADE OF AN ALUMINIUM-BASED ALLOY, AND CYLINDER HEADS HAVING IMPROVED FATIGUE RESISTANCE PROPERTIES - The invention relates, according to a first aspect, to a process for the heat treatment of a cylinder head-type casting made from an aluminium alloy, in particular an alloy of aluminium, of silicon and of magnesium, and where appropriate of copper, comprising the steps of: —solution annealing (L) of the part for a time between three and ten hours; —quenching (S) of the part in air or in a fluidized bed; —tempering (H) of the part at the peak of resistance, or in the vicinity of the peak of resistance to attain a level of resistance of the part at least equal to 85% of the maximum level of resistance at the tempering temperature in question. According to a second aspect, the invention relates to the castings obtained at the end of the process according to the invention, and which have an improved fatigue resistance. | 01-20-2011 |
20140048186 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL FOR USE IN THERMAL CONDUCTION APPLICATION - An aluminum alloy material for use in thermal conduction to which improved castability has been imparted by silicon addition. It has improved thermal conductivity and improved strength. The material has a composition containing 7.5-12.5 mass % Si and 0.1-2.0 mass % Cu, the remainder being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein the amount of copper in the state of a solid solution in the matrix phase is regulated to 0.3 mass % or smaller. The composition may further contain at least 0.3 mass % Fe and/or at least 0.1 mass % Mg, provided that the sum of (Fe content) and (content of Mg among the impurities)×2 is 1.0 mass % or smaller and the sum of (Cu content), (content of Mg among the impurities)×2.5, and (content of Zn among the impurities) is 2.0 mass % or smaller. | 02-20-2014 |
148701000 | Zinc(Zn) containing | 10 |
20090165906 | Homogenization and heat-treatment of cast metals - A method of casting a metal ingot with a microstructure that facilitates further working, such as hot and cold rolling. The metal is cast in a direct chill casting mold, or the equivalent, that directs a spray of coolant liquid onto the outer surface of the ingot to achieve rapid cooling. The coolant is removed from the surface at a location where the emerging embryonic ingot is still not completely solid, such that the latent heat of solidification and the sensible heat of the molten core raises the temperature of the adjacent solid shell to a convergence temperature that is above a transition temperature for in-situ homogenization of the metal. A further conventional homogenization step is then not required. The invention also relates to the heat-treatment of such ingots prior to hot working. | 07-02-2009 |
20100089506 | Aluminum Alloy of the AlZnMg Type and Method of Producing It - An aluminum alloy of the AlZnMg type, which is suitable for producing low-stress, high-strength aluminum input materials, and to a method for producing such aluminum input materials. | 04-15-2010 |
20100108209 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL FOR USE IN THERMAL CONDUCTION APPLICATION - An aluminum alloy material for use in thermal conduction to which improved castability has been imparted by silicon addition. It has improved thermal conductivity and improved strength. The material has a composition containing 7.5-12.5 mass % Si and 0.1-2.0 mass % Cu, the remainder being Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein the amount of copper in the state of a solid solution in the matrix phase is regulated to 0.3 mass % or smaller. The composition may further contain at least 0.3 mass % Fe and/or at least 0.1 mass % Mg, provided that the sum of (Fe content) and (content of Mg among the impurities)×2 is 1.0 mass % or smaller and the sum of (Cu content), (content of Mg among the impurities)×2.5, and (content of Zn among the impurities) is 2.0 mass % or smaller. | 05-06-2010 |
20100224293 | METHODS FOR STRENGTHENING SLOWLY-QUENCHED/COOLED CAST ALUMINUM COMPONENTS - Methods and technologies to maximize the aging response and the mechanical properties of aluminum alloys are provided. In one embodiment, the aging process for the slowly-quenched aluminum alloys includes, but is not limited to, at least a two-stage solution treatment and a two-stage aging hardening. In the solution treatment, the components are first heat treated at an initial solution treatment temperature and then gradually heated up to about 5° C. to about 30° C. above the initial solution treatment temperature for the material. For the aging treatment, the castings/components are first aged at a lower temperature followed by a higher temperature for the subsequent aging stages. The temperature increase during solution treatment and/or aging can be in steps, in a continuous manner, or combinations thereof. Another embodiment includes a two stage aging process in which there is a non-isothermal aging step. | 09-09-2010 |
20110126947 | CASTING MADE FROM ALUMINIUM ALLOY, HAVING HIGH HOT CREEP AND FATIGUE RESISTANCE - The subject of the invention is a cast part with high static mechanical strength, and for fatigue and hot creep, made of aluminum alloy of composition:
| 06-02-2011 |
20120090742 | Structural Automotive Part Made From an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy Product and Method of its Manufacture - A method of manufacturing a formed aluminium alloy body-in-white (“BIW”) part of a motor vehicle, the BIW part having a yield strength of more than 500 MPa after being subjected to a paint-bake cycle. The method includes (a) providing a rolled aluminium sheet product of an AlZnMgCu alloy and having a gauge in a range of 0.5 to 4 mm and subjected to a solution heat treatment (SHT) and quenched following SHT, and wherein the SHT and quenched aluminium sheet product has a substantially recrystallized microstructure, (b) forming the aluminium alloy sheet to obtain a formed BIW part, (c) assembling the formed BIW part with one or more other metal parts to form an assembly forming a motor vehicle component, (d) subjecting the motor vehicle component to a paint bake cycle, wherein the aluminium alloy sheet in the formed BIW part has a yield strength of more than 500 MPa. | 04-19-2012 |
20120325382 | AGING OF ALUMINUM ALLOYS FOR IMPROVED COMBINATION OF FATIGUE PERFORMANCE AND STRENGTH - Aluminum alloys having an improved combination of properties are provided. In one aspect, a method for producing the alloy includes preparing an aluminum alloy for artificial aging and artificially aging the alloy. In one embodiment, the artificially aging step includes aging the aluminum alloy at a temperature of at least about 250° F., and final aging the aluminum alloy at a temperature of not greater than about 225° F. and for at least about 20 hours. | 12-27-2012 |
20140096879 | ALUMINUM ALLOY COMPOSITION AND HEAT TREATMENT METHOD OF THE ALUMINUM ALLOY COMPOSITION - 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. | 04-10-2014 |
20150101718 | Artificial Aging Process For High Strength Aluminum - A method of age hardening a 7xxx series aluminum alloy is provided that includes heat treating the alloy at a first temperature for a first exposure time and heat treating the alloy at a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature for a second exposure time. The age hardening process may be used to form an alloy having a yield strength of at least 490 MPa and the total age hardening time may be 8 hours or less. In one example, the first heat treatment is performed at 100° C. to 150° C. for 0.2 to 3 hours and the second heat treatment is be performed at 150° C. to 185° C. for 0.5 to 5 hours. | 04-16-2015 |
20160130686 | ALUMINUM ALLOY COMPOSITION AND HEAT TREATMENT METHOD OF THE ALUMINUM ALLOY COMPOSITION - 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. | 05-12-2016 |