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Weldable anti-corrosive aluminum-magnesium alloy containing a high amount of magnesium, especially for use in automobiles

US6315948A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 2000
Grant dateNov 13, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2020

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

Abstract

A weldable, high magnesium-content aluminum-magnesium alloy consisting essentially of at lest 5 to 6% by weight magnesium (Mg), 0.05 to 0.15% by weight zirconium (Zr), 0.7 to 1% by weight manganese (Mn), 0.01 to 0.2% by weight titanium (Ti), 0.005 to 0.5% by weight cerium (Ce), 0.05 to 0.5% by weight of one or more elements selected from the scandium group of the Periodic Table and/or terbium (Tb), wherein at least scandium (Sc) is included with or without terbium (Tb) and with or without 0.05 to 0.45% by weight of an element from the lanthanide series, the balance being aluminum (Al), and unavoidable contaminants not exceeding 0.2% by weight silicon (Si).

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