Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
148689000 | With extruding or drawing | 19 |
20080277036 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TANKS - The invention relates to the manufacture of tanks from one ore more metal plates using a friction stir welding process The metal plate or plates is first formed into a tubular shape with one pair of opposite edges facing one another to form a longitudinal joint line, the opposite edges then being friction stir welded together. At least a part of the friction stir welded region is cold worked and subsequently the tube is heat treated at a temperature above the recrystallisation temperature. | 11-13-2008 |
20100051147 | High-strength aluminum alloy extruded product exhibiting excellent corrosion resistance and method of manufacturing same - The present invention provides a high-strength aluminum alloy extruded product exhibiting excellent corrosion resistance and secondary workability and suitably used as a structural material for transportation equipment such as automobiles, railroad vehicles, and aircrafts, and a method of manufacturing the same. The aluminum alloy extruded product has a composition containing 0.6 to 1.2% of Si, 0.8 to 1.3% of Mg, and 1.3 to 2.1% of Cu while satisfying the following conditional expressions (1), (2), (3) and (4), | 03-04-2010 |
20110155291 | High-strength aluminum alloy extruded product exhibiting excellent corrosion resistance and method of manufacturing same - The present invention provides a high-strength aluminum alloy extruded product exhibiting excellent corrosion resistance and secondary workability and suitably used as a structural material for transportation equipment such as automobiles, railroad vehicles, and aircrafts, and a method of manufacturing the same. The aluminum alloy extruded product has a composition containing 0.6 to 1.2% of Si, 0.8 to 1.3% of Mg, and 1.3 to 2.1% of Cu while satisfying the following conditional expressions (1), (2), (3) and (4), | 06-30-2011 |
20130146188 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND PRODUCT MADE FROM SUCH COMPOSITION - The present invention is concerned with a method of manufacturing an aluminum-containing composition, wherein the composition having substantially 0.4 wt % silicon, 0.7 wt % iron, 0.2 wt % copper, 0.1 wt % manganese, 1.1-1.8 wt % magnesium, 0.1 wt % chromium, 0.25 wt % zinc and 96.45-97.15 wt % aluminum, or being Aluminum 5050 as defined by the International Alloy Designations and Chemical Composition Limits for Wrought Aluminum and Wrought Aluminum Alloys of the Aluminum Association. The method comprises a casting step, an extrusion step, and an anodizing step. | 06-13-2013 |
20140137995 | ALUMINUM-COPPER ALLOYS CONTAINING VANADIUM - New 2xxx aluminum alloys containing vanadium are disclosed. In one embodiment, the aluminum alloy includes 3.3-4.1 wt. % Cu, 0.7-1.3 wt. % Mg, 0.01-0.16 wt. % V, 0.05-0.6 wt. % Mn, 0.01 to 0.4 wt. % of at least one grain structure control element, the balance being aluminum, incidental elements and impurities. The new alloys may realize an improved combination of properties, such as in the T39 or T89 tempers. | 05-22-2014 |
20150354045 | 7XXX Series Alloy with Cu Having High Yield Strength and Improved Extrudability - 7000 series aluminum alloys containing copper are provided. The aluminum alloys have high yield strength, and in some aspects allow press quenchability and/or have extrusion speeds more rapid than conventional 7000 series Al alloys. | 12-10-2015 |
148690000 | And ageing, solution treating (i.e., for hardening), precipitation hardening or strengthening | 13 |
20080283163 | Aluminum Alloy Products Having Improved Property Combinations and Method for Artificially Aging Same - Aluminum alloy products about 4 inches thick or less that possesses the ability to achieve, when solution heat treated, quenched, and artificially aged, and in parts made from the products, an improved combination of strength, fracture toughness and corrosion resistance, the alloy consisting essentially of: about 6.8 to about 8.5 wt. % Zn, about 1.5 to about 2.00 wt. % Mg, about 1.75 to about 2.3 wt. % Cu; about 0.05 to about 0.3 wt. % Zr, less than about 0.1 wt. % Mn, less than about 0.05 wt. % Cr, the balance Al, incidental elements and impurities and a method for making same. The invention alloy is useful in making structural members for commercial airplanes including, but not limited to, upper wing skins and stringers, spar caps, spar webs and ribs of either built-up or integral construction. The invention alloy may be aged by 2 or 3 step practices while exceeding the SCC requirements for applications for which the invention alloy is primarily intended. The flexibility of the invention in this regard is useful for its application in multi-alloy or multi-material systems joined by welding or bonding and subsequently aged. | 11-20-2008 |
20090242087 | EXTRUDED MEMBER OF ALUMINUM ALLOY EXCELLING IN FLEXURAL CRUSHING PERFORMANCE AND CORROSION RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - An extruded member of Al—Mg—Si aluminum alloy specially composed of Mg, Si, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ti, etc. which has the equiaxed re-crystallized grain structure in which intergranular precipitates 1 μm or lager are separate from one another at large average intervals and there are many cube orientations over the entire thickness region thereof so that it excels in both flexural crushing performance and corrosion resistance. The extruded member is suitable for use as automotive body reinforcement members which need outstanding lateral crushing performance under severe collision conditions as well as good corrosion resistance. | 10-01-2009 |
20100037998 | Aluminum alloy products having improved property combinations and method for artificially aging same - Aluminum alloy products about 4 inches thick or less that possesses the ability to achieve, when solution heat treated, quenched, and artificially aged, and in parts made from the products, an improved combination of strength, fracture toughness and corrosion resistance, the alloy consisting essentially of: about 6.8 to about 8.5 wt. % Zn, about 1.5 to about 2.00 wt. % Mg, about 1.75 to about 2.3 wt. % Cu; about 0.05 to about 0.3 wt. % Zr, less than about 0.1 wt. % Mn, less than about 0.05 wt. % Cr, the balance Al, incidental elements and impurities and a method for making same. The instantly disclosed alloys are useful in making structural members for commercial airplanes including, but not limited to, upper wing skins and stringers, spar caps, spar webs and ribs of either built-up or integral construction. | 02-18-2010 |
20100059151 | HIGH-STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOY PRODUCT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A heat-treated high-strength Al—Cu—Mg—Si aluminum alloy product exhibits excellent extrudability and high strength. The 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 (wherein L is the average size of the grains in the extrusion direction, and t is the average thickness of the grains), 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 obtained by extrusion and cold working 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. | 03-11-2010 |
20110247736 | EXTRUDED MEMBER OF ALUMINUM ALLOY EXCELLING IN FLEXURAL CRUSHING PERFORMANCE AND CORROSION RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - An extruded member of Al—M13 Si aluminum alloy specially composed of Mg, Si, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ti, etc. which has the equiaxed re-crystallized grain structure in which intergranular precipitates 1 μm or larger are separate from one another at large average intervals and there are many cube orientations over the entire thickness region thereof so that it excels in both flexural crushing performance and corrosion resistance. The extruded member is suitable for use as automotive body reinforcement members which need outstanding lateral crushing performance under severe collision conditions as well as good corrosion resistance. | 10-13-2011 |
20120168045 | ALUMINUM ALLOY EXTRUDATE EXCELLENT IN BENDING CRUSH RESISTANCE AND CORROSION RESISTANCE - Disclosed is an Al—Mg—Si aluminum alloy extrudate which contains, in terms of mass %, 0.60-1.20% Mg, 0.30-0.95% Si, 0.01-0.40% Fe, 0.30-0.52% Mn, 0.001-0.65% Cu, and 0.001-0.10% Ti and in which the contents of Mg and Si satisfy Mg(%)−(1.73×Si(%)−0.25)≧0 and the remainder comprises Al. The extrudate has an equi-axed recrystallized grain texture in which the areal proportion of recrystallized grains is 65% or higher. In examination with a TEM having a magnification of 5,000, intergranular precipitate grains having a size of 1 μm or more in terms of center-of-gravity diameter are apart from one another at an average spacing exceeding 25 μm. The average areal proportion of Goss-orientation grains is less than 8% throughout the whole thickness of this extrudate. | 07-05-2012 |
20120234440 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN EXTRUDED MATERIAL OF HEAT TREATMENT TYPE AL-ZN-MG SERIES ALUMINUM ALLOY - A casted ingot of a heat treatment type Al—Zn—Mg series aluminum alloy comprising Zn: 4.0-8.0% by mass, Mg: 0.5-2.0% by mass, Cu: 0.05-0.5% by mass, Ti: 0.01-0.1% by mass, and any one or more of Mn: 0.1-0.7% by mass, Cr: 0.1-0.5% by mass and Zr: 0.05-0.3% by mass, and the balance being aluminum and incidental impurities is extruded at a homogenization treatment temperature after a homogenization treatment without cooled, and a resulted extruded material is die quenched at a cooling rate equal to or more than 100° C./min and then subjected to an artificial aging treatment, wherein the homogenization treatment is carried out by heating to the homogenization treatment temperature as 430-500° C. at a heating rate less than 750° C./hr or by heating to the homogenization treatment temperature and held the homogenization treatment temperature for 3 hours. | 09-20-2012 |
20130319585 | Aluminum Alloy Combining High Strength, Elongation and Extrudability - 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. | 12-05-2013 |
20140083575 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL EXHIBITING EXCELLENT BENDABILITY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An aluminum alloy material exhibiting excellent bendability can be produced without performing a straightening step, and can be bent without developing orange peel. The aluminum alloy material is a T4-tempered material formed of an Al—Cu—Mg—Si alloy including 1.0 to 2.5 mass % of Cu, 0.5 to 1.5 mass% of Mg, and 0.5 to 1.5 mass % of Si, with the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities, a matrix that forms an inner part of the aluminum alloy material having a microstructure formed by recrystallized grains having an average crystal grain size of 200 μm or less, and the aluminum alloy material having a ratio “tensile strength/yield strength” determined by a tensile test of 1.5 or more. | 03-27-2014 |
20140096878 | HIGH-STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOY EXTRUDED MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high-strength aluminum alloy extruded material contains Si: 0.70 to 1.3 mass %; Mg: 0.45 to 1.2 mass %; Cu: 0.15 to less than 0.40 mass %; Mn: 0.10 to 0.40 mass %; Cr: more than 0 to 0.06 mass %; Zr: 0.05 to 0.20 mass %; Ti: 0.005 to 0.15 mass %, Fe: 0.30 mass % or less; V: 0.01 mass % or less; the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities Crystallized products in the alloy have a particle diameter of a is 5 μm or less. Furthermore, an area ratio of a fibrous structure in a cross section parallel to an extruding direction during hot extrusion is 95% or more. | 04-10-2014 |
20140166165 | HIGH-STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOY EXTRUDED SHAPE EXHIBITING EXCELLENT CORROSION RESISTANCE, DUCTILITY, AND HARDENABILITY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An Al—Mg—Si-based high-strength aluminum alloy extruded shape exhibits excellent corrosion resistance and ductility, and exhibits excellent hardenability during extrusion (i.e., ensures high productivity). A method for producing the same is also disclosed. The high-strength aluminum alloy extruded shape includes 0.65 to 0.90 mass % of Mg, 0.60 to 0.90 mass % of Si, 0.20 to 0.40 mass % of Cu, 0.20 to 0.40 mass % of Fe, 0.10 to 0.20 mass % of Mn, and 0.005 to 0.1 mass % of Ti, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, the aluminum alloy extruded shape having a stoichiometric Mg | 06-19-2014 |
20150329949 | HIGH PROOF STRESS AL-ZN ALUMINUM ALLOY EXTRUSION MATERIAL SUPERIOR IN BENDABILITY - A high proof stress aluminum alloy extrusion material having superior bendability and crack resistance. The high proof stress aluminum alloy extrusion material is an aluminum alloy comprising: 5.0 to 7.0 wt % of zinc; 0.5 to 1.5 wt % of magnesium; 0.05 to 0.3 wt % of copper; no greater than 0.15 wt % of zirconium; 0.1 to 0.4 wt % of iron; 0.05 to 0.4 wt % of silicon; with the balance being Al and impurities, in which at least 90% of a metallographic structure is a recrystallized structure. | 11-19-2015 |
20160001345 | VALUE STREAM PROCESS FOR FORMING VEHICLE RAILS FROM EXTRUDED ALUMINUM TUBES - A value stream process or method for forming vehicle rails from extruded aluminum tubes includes the steps of extruding an aluminum tube and hydroforming the extruded aluminum tube into a vehicle rail. More specifically, the method includes extruding the aluminum tube, bending the aluminum tube, preforming the aluminum tube, hydroforming the aluminum tube into a vehicle rail, trimming the vehicle rail to length and then artificially aging the rail followed by batch chemical pretreatment. In an alternative embodiment the artificial aging and batch chemical pretreatment processes are performed in reverse order. In either of the embodiments, localized induction annealing to recover formability may be performed between bending and preforming, between preforming and hydroforming or both. | 01-07-2016 |