Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aluminum alloy products having improved property combinations and method for artificially aging same
- Patent Title (中): 铝合金产品具有改善的性能组合和人造老化方法
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Application No.: US11287744Application Date: 2005-11-28
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Publication No.: US07678205B2Publication Date: 2010-03-16
- Inventor: Dhruba J. Chakrabarti , John Liu , Jay H. Goodman , Gregory B. Venema , Ralph R. Sawtell , Cynthia M. Krist , Robert W. Westerlund
- Applicant: Dhruba J. Chakrabarti , John Liu , Jay H. Goodman , Gregory B. Venema , Ralph R. Sawtell , Cynthia M. Krist , Robert W. Westerlund
- Applicant Address: US PA Pittsburgh
- Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
- Current Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Pittsburgh
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Main IPC: C22C21/10
- IPC: 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 three stage method of preferred embodiments, this alloy also achieves superior SCC performance, including under seacoast conditions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060083654A1 Aluminum alloy products having improved property combinations and method for artificially aging same Public/Granted day:2006-04-20
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