Aluminum lithium alloy and aluminum copper alloy parts produced using solid state manufacturing
AssigneeMELD Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsEdward Colvin, Mandana Meisami Azad, Jacob Yoder, Chase Cox
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Abstract
Solid-state additive manufactured aluminum lithium alloy products and aluminum copper alloy products and methods of producing them are described. Various parts including aluminum lithium alloy products and aluminum copper alloys products are described.
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A solid-state additive manufactured aluminum alloy product, wherein at least 60% percent by volume of the aluminum in the additive manufactured aluminum alloy product are present as equiaxed grains, with aspect ratios less than 2:1, after heat treatment of the solid-state additive manufactured aluminum alloy product, wherein there is minimal void space between metal atoms of the solid-state additive manufactured aluminum alloy product, and wherein the solid-state additive manufactured aluminum product comprises an aluminum lithium alloy or an aluminum copper alloy or an aluminum lithium copper alloy.
A solid state additive manufactured aluminum alloy produced by adding an aluminum alloy to a surface of a substrate using a solid state additive manufacturing process, wherein the aluminum alloy is added in a solid state as a first aluminum alloy layer to the surface of the substrate at a first tool temperature between 330 degrees Celsius to 560 degrees Celsius, and wherein the aluminum alloy comprises an aluminum lithium alloy or an aluminum copper alloy or an aluminum lithium copper alloy.
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