Aluminum alloy products having selectively recrystallized microstructure and methods of making

A method of making an aluminum alloy article, the method comprising:

• casting an aluminum alloy to form an aluminum alloy cast product;
• homogenizing the aluminum alloy cast product to form a homogenized aluminum alloy cast product;
• subjecting the homogenized aluminum alloy cast product to a first rolling process to form a first rolled aluminum alloy product having a first thickness, wherein the first rolling process comprises one or more hot rolling passes followed by one or more cold rolling passes;
• annealing the first rolled aluminum alloy product at a temperature of not more than 50° C. above a minimum recrystallization temperature of the aluminum alloy to form a first annealed aluminum alloy product;
• and
• subjecting the first annealed aluminum alloy product to a second rolling process to form a second rolled aluminum alloy product having a second thickness.