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OwnerKevin HANEY, Mike BLOW +6inventors
InventorsKevin HANEY, Mike BLOW, Benjamin C. PROBERT, Zach BROWN, Brian SPRINGER, Andrea HILL, Xiaoping NIU, Randy BEALS
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A vehicle part formed at least in part of a blended material is provided. The blended material is formed by mixing an improved aluminum alloy and a recycled aluminum alloy. The recycled aluminum alloy can be obtained from road wheels. The blended alloy preferable meets the Aural series alloy specifications. The blended material can be cast under high pressure and a vacuum to form a part designed for use in a chassis or structural body of a vehicle, for example a front subframe, a front shock tower, a rear rail, a front kick-down rail, a front body hinge pillar, a tunnel, a front body hinge pillar, or a rear shock mount.
A method of manufacturing a blended material, comprising the steps of:
A blended material comprising, in weight percent (wt. %) based on the total weight of the blended material, 6.0 to 8.0 wt. % silicon, up to 0.25 wt. % iron, 0.40 to 0.60 wt. % manganese, 0.1 to 0.60 wt. % magnesium, 0.01 to 0.03 wt. % strontium, and up to 0.15 wt. % titanium, other elements in an amount up to 0.15 wt. %, and a balance of aluminum;
The blended material of claim 16, wherein the improved aluminum alloy comprises, in wt. % based on the total weight of the improved aluminum alloy, 7.4 wt. % to 7.9 wt. % silicon, up to 0.01 wt. % copper, 0.16 wt. % to 0.2 wt. % iron, up to 0.1 wt. % magnesium, up to 0.03 wt. % zinc, 0.92 wt. % to 1.0 wt. % manganese, up to 0.06 wt. % titanium, and 0.03 wt. % to 0.04 wt. % strontium.
The blended material of claim 16, wherein the improved aluminum alloy comprises, in wt. % based on the total weight of the improved aluminum alloy, 12.5 wt. % to 13 wt. % silicon, up to 0.01 wt. % copper, 0.16 wt. % to 0.2 wt. % iron, 0.27 to 0.33 wt. % magnesium, up to 0.03 wt. % zinc, 0.92 wt. % to 1.0 wt. % manganese, up to 0.06 wt. % titanium, and 0.03 wt. % to 0.04 wt. % strontium.
The blended material of claim 16, wherein the improved aluminum alloy comprises, in wt. % based on the total weight of the improved aluminum alloy, 17 wt. % to 17.5 wt. % silicon, up to 0.01 wt. % copper, 0.16 wt. % to 0.2 wt. % iron, 0.27 to 0.33 wt. % magnesium, up to 0.03 wt. % zinc, 1.65 wt. % to 1.70 wt. % manganese, up to 0.06 wt. % titanium, and 0.06 wt. % to 0.07 wt. % strontium.
A method of manufacturing a part for a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.