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- Patent Title: Dispersoids 7XXX alloy products with enhanced environmentally assisted cracking and fatigue crack growth deviation resistance
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Application No.: US17933633Application Date: 2022-09-20
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Publication No.: US12221677B2Publication Date: 2025-02-11
- Inventor: Zhengdong Long , Philippe Gomiero , Ravi Rastogi , Robert A. Matuska , Garry R. McDaniel , Jason N. Scheuring
- Applicant: KAISER ALUMINUM FABRICATED PRODUCTS, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Foothill Ranch
- Assignee: KAISER ALUMINUM FABRICATED PRODUCTS, LLC
- Current Assignee: KAISER ALUMINUM FABRICATED PRODUCTS, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Foothill Ranch
- Agency: Yancy IP Law, PLLC
- Main IPC: C22C21/10
- IPC: C22C21/10 ; C21D8/02 ; C22F1/053

Abstract:
Dispersoids 7xxx aluminum alloy products with enhanced fatigue crack growth deviation and Environmentally Assisted Cracking (EAC) resistance are disclosed. The 7xxx aluminum alloy comprises 1 to 3 wt. % Cu, 1.2 to 3 wt. % Mg, 4 to 8.5 wt. % Zn, up to 0.3 wt. % Mn, up to 0.15 wt. % Zr, up to 0.3 wt. % Cr dispersoid elements, incidental elements, and the balance Al. In one embodiment, the alloy includes Zr+Cr+Mn in the range of 0.2 to 0.8 wt. %. In another embodiment, the alloy includes Zr+Mn in the range of 0.07 to 0.7 wt. %. This alloy can be fabricated to plate, extrusion, or forging products, and is especially suitable for aerospace structural components. The products have enhanced EAC resistance and fatigue crack growth deviation resistance. Meanwhile, the products have an excellent combination of strength, fracture toughness, ductility at different orientations, and Stress Crack Corrosion (SCC), and exfoliation corrosion resistance suitable for aerospace application.
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