Aluminum alloy products having improved property combinations and method for artificially aging same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10450640
APP PUB NO 20130312877A1
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13962696

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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 3-stage method of preferred embodiments, this alloy also achieves superior SCC performance, including under seacoast conditions.

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HOWMET AEROSPACE INC201 ISABELLA STREET PITTSBURGH PA 15212-5858

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Chakrabarti, Dhruba J Woodside, US 28 334
Goodman, Jay H Murrysville, US 8 111
Krist, Cynthia M Bettendorf, US 6 87
Liu, John Murrysville, US 64 1422
Sawtell, Ralph R Gibsonia, US 77 960
Venema, Gregory B Bettendorf, US 23 230
Westerlund, Robert W Bettendorf, US 16 256

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