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Aluminum alloy sheet

US4140556A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 14, 1977
Grant dateFeb 20, 1979
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Expiry dateApr 14, 1997

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC22C21/06
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An aluminum alloy, excellent concurrently in strength and formability, suitably used in car bodies, essentially contains Mg within the range between 3.5 and 5.5%, Zn within the range between 0.5 and 2.0%, and Cu within the range between 0.3 and 1.2%, wherein percents are all by weight; and another still further improved aluminum alloy, excellent concurrently in strength and formability, suitable for similar use, and finer in grain size, indispensably contains all the abovementioned three essential elements in the same ranges of percent by weight, and has optionally added thereto one or more of the elements selected from Mn within the range between 0.05 and 0.4%, Cr within the range between 0.05 and 0.25%, Zr within the range between 0.05 and 0.25%, and V within the range between 0.01 and 0.15%, wherein percents are all by weight.

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