Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of manufacturing an Al—Mg—Si alloy rolled sheet product with excellent formability
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Application No.: US14770606Application Date: 2014-02-18
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Publication No.: US09938612B2Publication Date: 2018-04-10
- Inventor: Peter De Smet
- Applicant: ALERIS ALUMINUM DUFFEL BVBA
- Applicant Address: BE Duffel
- Assignee: ALERIS ALUMINUM DUFFEL BVBA
- Current Assignee: ALERIS ALUMINUM DUFFEL BVBA
- Current Assignee Address: BE Duffel
- Agency: Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
- Priority: EP13158176 20130307
- International Application: PCT/EP2014/053100 WO 20140218
- International Announcement: WO2014/135367 WO 20140912
- Main IPC: B22D7/00
- IPC: B22D7/00 ; C22F1/043 ; C22C21/04 ; C22C21/06 ; C22F1/047 ; C22C21/02 ; C22C21/08 ; C22F1/00

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing aluminium alloy rolled sheet with excellent formability and suitable for an automotive body, the method including: casting an ingot of aluminium alloy of, in wt. %: Si 0.5 to 1.5, Mg 0.2 to 0.7, Fe 0.03 to 0.30, Cu up to 0.30, optionally one or more elements selected from the group of: (Mn, Zr, Cr, V), Zn up to 0.3, Ti up to 0.15, impurities and aluminium; homogenising the cast ingot at 450° C. or more; hot rolling the ingot to a hot-rolled product; cold rolling the hot-rolled product to a cold-rolled product of intermediate gauge; continuous intermediate annealing the cold-rolled product of intermediate gauge in the range of 360-580° C.; cold rolling the intermediate annealed cold-rolled product to a sheet of final gauge up to 2.5 mm; solution heat treating the sheet; and quenching the solution heat treated sheet.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160002761A1 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN AL-MG-SI ALLOY ROLLED SHEET PRODUCT WITH EXCELLENT FORMABILITY Public/Granted day:2016-01-07
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