Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aluminum alloy products having improved property combinations and method for artificially aging same
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Application No.: US13962696Application Date: 2013-08-08
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Publication No.: US10450640B2Publication Date: 2019-10-22
- Inventor: Dhruba J. Chakrabarti , John Liu , Jay H. Goodman , Gregory B. Venema , Ralph R. Sawtell , Cynthia M. Krist , Robert W. Westerlund
- Applicant: ALCOA INC.
- Applicant Address: US PA Pittsburgh
- Assignee: ARCONIC INC.
- Current Assignee: ARCONIC INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Pittsburgh
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Main IPC: C22F1/053
- IPC: C22F1/053 ; B22D17/22 ; C22C21/10

Abstract:
Aluminum alloy products, such as plate, forgings and extrusions, suitable for use in making aerospace structural components like integral wing spars, ribs and webs, comprises about: 6 to 10 wt. % Zn; 1.2 to 1.9 wt. % Mg; 1.2 to 2.2 wt. % Cu, with Mg≤(Cu+0.3); and 0.05 to 0.4 wt. % Zr, the balance Al, incidental elements and impurities. Preferably, the alloy contains about 6.9 to 8.5 wt. % Zn; 1.2 to 1.7 wt. % Mg; 1.3 to 2 wt. % Cu. This alloy provides improved combinations of strength and fracture toughness in thick gauges. When artificially aged per the 3-stage method of preferred embodiments, this alloy also achieves superior SCC performance, including under seacoast conditions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130312877A1 ALUMINUM ALLOY PRODUCTS HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTY COMBINATIONS AND METHOD FOR ARTIFICIALLY AGING SAME Public/Granted day:2013-11-28
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