摘要:
A method of producing an aluminum product having high formability, high fracture toughness, high strength and improved corrosion resistance, the method comprising: (a) providing stock including an aluminum base alloy consisting essentially of about 0.7 to 1.0 wt.% silicon, not more than about 0.3 wt.% iron, not more than about 0.5 wt.% copper, about 0.8 to 1.1 wt.% magnesium, about 0.3 to 0.4 wt.% manganese, and about 0.5 to 0.8 wt.% zinc, the remainder substantially aluminum, incidental elements and impurities; (b) homogenizing the stock; (c) hot rolling; (d) solution heat treating; (e) cooling by quenching; and (f) artificially aging to produce a T6 temper in the aluminum product. The figure shows ductility loss as a function of the amount of copper in alloys containing either manganese or chromium and zinc relative to alloy 6013.
摘要:
Process for making high formability aluminium alloy sheets, wherein a sheet of an alloy in which Al is alloyed with Si, Mg, Cu, Mn and Fe and with one or more elements selected from Cr, Zn, Zr and Ti is subjected to a continuous solution treatment process for at least 3 seconds at over 450 DEG C, followed by cooling to a temperature of 60 to 250 DEG C at a rate higher than 100 DEG C/mn, reeling while maintaining the sheet at the temperature of 60 to 250 DEG C, and preageing for a period of 1 minute to 10 hours at said temperature of 60 to 250 DEG C. The object of the invention is to improve the mechanical properties and the formability of aluminium alloy sheets to be used for automotive body components.
摘要:
Apparatus and a process for the high-speed coiling of an aluminum strip. The high speed coiling can be accomplished throughout a continuous casting process without slowing the coiling as the present invention enables the transfer of the moving strip from one coil to an empty mandrel without slowing the line speed. Since line speeds can be approximately 3600 feet per minute, this represents an advance in process technology. Generally, the transfer of the moving strip is accomplished using a very high speed knife (28), and a belt wrapper (24). The moving strip is accumulated on one mandrel (2) to form a coil, the coil is moved away from the knife and a second mandrel (4) is brought into position. The knife is positioned at the moving aluminum strip and accelerated to cut the strip and deflect it to a tucking roll with a moving belt. The moving strip is forced around the second mandrel and starts to wind to form a coil. The completed coil is removed and the process is repeated.
摘要:
An improved method for making beverage containers from aluminum alloys as well as can end and tabs therefore in which an aluminum alloy is strip cast and then subjected to one or more of a series of quenching and annealing operations. The present application also contemplates the manufacture of aluminum alloy can stock utilizing hot rolling immediately after strip casting to reduce the thickness of the feedstock, either with or without intermediate coiling of the feedstock.
摘要:
A method of producing an aluminium article comprising the steps of: (a) providing stock including an aluminium alloy comprising about 1.0 to 1.3 wt.% silicon, about .40 to .80 wt.% magnesium, about .02 to .20 wt.% of an element selected from the group consisting of manganese and chromium, not more than about .70 wt% copper, the remainder substantially aluminum, incidental elements and impurities; (b) hot rolling the stock; (c) solution heat treating; (d) rapid quenching to a threshold temperature of about 200 degrees F; (e) cooling to room temperature; (f) holding at room temperature for not more than 6 hours; and (g) reheating to a temperature of about 200 degrees F. The figure shows a controlled heat pattern of cooling after solution heat treatment according to the present invention compared to the prior art.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for strip casting of metals on at least one endless belt (12) whereby the belt is cooled by cooling means (32) when it is not in contact with molten metal deposited on its surface.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing aluminum alloy can body stock including two sequences of continuous, in-line operations. The first sequence includes the continuous, in-line steps of hot rolling 6, coiling 7 and coil self-annealing and the second sequence includes the continuous, in-line steps of uncoiling, quenching 8 without intermediate cooling, cold rolling 9 and coiling 12.
摘要:
Lithium feed to an aluminium-lithium alloy production system is achieved at a highly controlled rate by advancing a plunger (25) at a predetermined volumetric rate into a body of molten lithium retained in a holding vessel (20) to displace the lithium toward an overflow port (33) through which it is fed into a mixing vessel (67) where it is combined with the molten aluminium. Control of the aluminium feed rate is achieved by maintaining a constant head height upstream of an orifice (68). The thus metered streams of molten lithium and aluminium are then combined in a vortex bowl, whose outlet then feeds the molten alloy to a casting station.