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AssigneeNovelis Inc.
InventorsWei Wen, Hany Ahmed, Rajeev Kamat, Corrado Bassi, Guillaume Florey, Cyrille Bezencon, Juergen Timm, David Leyvraz, Aude Despois, Sazol Kumar Das
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Disclosed are high-strength aluminum alloys and methods of making and processing such alloys. More particularly, disclosed is a 6XXX series aluminum alloy exhibiting improved mechanical strength, formability, corrosion resistance, and anodized qualities. An exemplary method includes homogenizing, hot rolling, solutionizing, and quenching. In some cases, the processing steps can further include annealing and/or cold rolling.
A rolled aluminum alloy product comprising about 0.6-0.9 wt. % Cu, about 0.8-1.3 wt. % Si, about 1.0-1.3 wt. % Mg, about 0.03-0.25 wt. % Cr, about 0.05-0.2 wt. % Mn, about 0.15-0.3 wt. % Fe, up to about 0.2 wt. % Zr, up to about 0.2 wt. % Sc, up to about 0.25 wt. % Sn, up to about 0.9 wt. % Zn, up to about 0.1 wt. % Ti, up to about 0.07 wt. % Ni, and up to about 0.15 wt. % of impurities, with the remainder as Al.
A rolled aluminum alloy product comprising about 0.5-2.0 wt. % Cu, about 0.5-1.5 wt. % Si, about 0.5-1.5 wt. % Mg, about 0.001-0.25 wt. % Cr, about 0.005-0.4 wt. % Mn, about 0.1-0.3 wt. % Fe, up to about 0.2 wt. % Zr, up to about 0.2 wt. % Sc, up to about 0.25 wt. % Sn, up to about 4.0 wt. % Zn, up to about 0.15 wt. % Ti, less than 0.1 wt. % Ni, and up to about 0.15 wt. % of impurities, with the remainder as Al.
A rolled aluminum alloy product comprising about 0.9-1.5 wt. % Cu, about 0.7-1.1 wt. % Si, about 0.7-1.2 wt. % Mg, about 0.06-0.15 wt. % Cr, about 0.05-0.3 wt. % Mn, about 0.1-0.3 wt. % Fe, up to about 0.2 wt. % Zr, up to about 0.2 wt. % Sc, up to about 0.25 wt. % Sn, up to about 0.2 wt. % Zn, up to about 0.15 wt. % Ti, up to about 0.07 wt. % Ni, and up to about 0.15 wt. % of impurities, with the remainder as Al.
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