Aluminum alloy wire and wire assembly parts
AssigneeM & C Corporation
InventorsRonald Daniel MCLEOD, Stephen Alan Moore
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Vehicle parts, and more particularly wire and wire assembly parts, manufactured from a non-heat-treatable, wrought aluminum alloy are disclosed. The wire and wire assembly parts are shaped into different forms that meet certain strength and bendability requirements and are capable of being manufactured using forming, threading and swaging. The aluminum alloy used to manufacture the parts is a non-heat-treatable, wrought alloy formed predominantly from aluminum (Al) metal, which is alloyed primarily with magnesium (Mg), and which also includes silicon (Si), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn), titanium (Ti), beryllium (Be) and other elements.
Claims33
A vehicle part formed from a non-heat-treatable, wrought aluminum alloy, the aluminum alloy comprising the elements of aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), silicon (Si), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn), titanium (Ti), magnesium (Mg), beryllium (Be), and other predetermined elements, the aluminum being a percentage by weight that is a majority of the alloy and the magnesium (Mg) being a percentage by weight that is less than the aluminum, but more than the remaining elements forming the aluminum alloy.
A wire or wire assembly part formed from a non-heat-treatable, wrought aluminum alloy, the aluminum alloy comprising the elements as a percentage by weight of the alloy, 0.09% silicon (Si), 0.19% iron (Fe), 0.01% copper (Cu), 0.05%-0.15% manganese (Mn), 0.1%-0.15% chromium (Cr), 0.01% zinc (Zn), 0.06%-0.11% titanium (Ti), 4.8%-5.05% magnesium (Mg), 0.0003% beryllium (Be), 0.1% other predetermined elements, and the remainder of the alloy being aluminum (Al) as the majority metal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.