Recycled aluminum alloys from manufacturing scrap with cosmetic appeal

A recycled 6000 series aluminum alloy comprising:

• iron (Fe) from 0.10 to 0.50 wt %,
• silicon (Si) from 0.35 to 0.80 wt %,
• magnesium (Mg) from 0.45 to 0.95 wt %,
• manganese (Mn) from 0.005 to 0.090 wt %,
• additional non-aluminum elements in an amount not exceeding 1.0 wt %, and
• the remaining wt % being Al and incidental impurities;
• wherein the recycled aluminum alloy has a yield strength of 205 MPa and a tensile strength of 240 MPa after extrusion or wherein the recycled 6000 series aluminum alloy has a yield strength of 210 MPa and a tensile strength of 230 MPa after sheet rolling.

A process for recycling manufacturing scrap, the process comprising:

• (a) obtaining a first a first recycled aluminum alloy from a first source and a second recycled aluminum alloy from a second source;
• (b) melting the first and second recycled aluminum alloys to form a melted recycled 6000 series aluminum alloy;
• (c) casting the melted recycled 6000 series aluminum alloy to form a casted alloy;
• (d) rolling to form a sheet or extruding to form an extrusion;
• and
• (e) fabricating the sheet or extrusion to produce a product.