Invention Grant
- Patent Title: 7xxx alloy defence applications with a balanced armor piercing fragmentation performance
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Application No.: US15123421Application Date: 2015-03-03
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Publication No.: US10308998B2Publication Date: 2019-06-04
- Inventor: Jack Franklin , Christophe Jaquerod , Michael Niedzinski
- Applicant: CONSTELLIUM ROLLED PRODUCTS RAVENSWOOD, LLC , CONSTELLIUM VALAIS SA
- Applicant Address: US WV Ravenswood CH Sierre
- Assignee: CONSTELLIUM ROLLED PRODUCTS RAVENSWOOD, LLC,CONSTELLIUM VALAIS SA
- Current Assignee: CONSTELLIUM ROLLED PRODUCTS RAVENSWOOD, LLC,CONSTELLIUM VALAIS SA
- Current Assignee Address: US WV Ravenswood CH Sierre
- Agency: McBee Moore Woodward & Vanik IP, LLC
- Agent Susan E. Shaw McBee; David Vanik
- International Application: PCT/EP2015/000471 WO 20150303
- International Announcement: WO2015/131992 WO 20150911
- Main IPC: C22C21/10
- IPC: C22C21/10 ; C22F1/053 ; F41H5/02

Abstract:
An armor component produced from a 7xxx series aluminum alloy, wherein the aluminum alloy consists essentially of: 8.4 wt. %≤Zn≤10.5 wt. %; 1.3 wt. %≤Mg≤2 wt. %; 1.2 wt. %≤Cu≤2 wt. %; at least one dispersoid forming element with a total dispersoid forming element content higher than 0.05 wt. %; the remainder substantially aluminum, incidental elements and impurities.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170218487A1 A 7XXX ALLOY FOR DEFENCE APPLICATIONS WITH A BALANCED ARMOR PIERCING FRAGMENTATION PERFORMANCE Public/Granted day:2017-08-03
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