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US 2018/0009022 A1Published application
Aluminum sheet with enhanced formability and an aluminum container made from aluminum sheet
AssigneeAlcoa USA Corp.
InventorsThomas N. Rouns, David J. McNeish, Jean F. Capps, Christopher R. Miller
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Abstract
In some embodiments of present disclosure, a method includes: obtaining an aluminum sheet comprising a 3xxx or a 5xxx alloy having a tensile yield strength as measured in the longitudinal direction of 27-33 ksi and an ultimate tensile strength; wherein the ultimate tensile strength minus the tensile yield strength is less than 3.30 ksi (UTS-TYS<3.30 ksi); and forming a container having a dome from the aluminum sheet.
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A method comprising:
- obtaining an aluminum sheet comprising a 3xxx or a 5xxx alloy having a tensile yield strength as measured in the longitudinal direction of 27-33 ksi and an ultimate tensile strength;
- wherein the ultimate tensile strength minus the tensile yield strength is less than 3.30 ksi (UTS-TYS<3.30 ksi);
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- forming a container having a dome from the aluminum sheet.
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