IP Library Granted Patent US 10,022,773
Granted Patent B2
US 10,022,773 · App. 15/713,203 · Granted Jul 17, 2018

Aluminum sheet with enhanced formability and an aluminum container made from aluminum sheet

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Patent No.
US 10,022,773
App. No.
15/713,203
Granted
Jul 17, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some embodiments of present disclosure, a method includes: obtaining an aluminum sheet comprising a 3xxx or a 5xxx alloy having a tensile yield strength as measured in the longitudinal direction of 27-33 ksi and an ultimate tensile strength; wherein the ultimate tensile strength minus the tensile yield strength is less than 3.30 ksi (UTS-TYS<3.30 ksi); and forming a container having a dome from the aluminum sheet.

Claims (16)

1. A method comprising:

obtaining an aluminum sheet comprising a 3xxx or a 5xxx alloy; wherein the aluminum sheet has a tensile yield strength as measured in the longitudinal direction of 27-33 ksi and an ultimate tensile strength; wherein the ultimate tensile strength minus the tensile yield strength is less than 3.30 ksi (UTS-TYS<3.30 ksi); and wherein the aluminum sheet has a thickness of 0.006 inch to 0.030 inch;

drawing and ironing the aluminum sheet to form an aluminum container having a dome;

necking the aluminum container to reduce a diameter of a portion of the aluminum container to form a bottle; and

finishing the bottle so as to result in the bottle configured to accept a closure.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tensile yield strength as measured in the longitudinal direction is 28-32 ksi.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tensile yield strength as measured in the longitudinal direction is 28.53-31.14 ksi.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ultimate tensile strength minus the tensile yield strength is 2.90-3.30 ksi.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ultimate tensile strength minus the tensile yield strength is 2.99-3.30 ksi.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aluminum sheet comprises one of AA: 3x03, 3x04 or 3x05.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aluminum sheet comprises AA 3104.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising expanding a section of the portion of the aluminum container having the reduced diameter.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the section has a length and the length is at least 0.3 inches.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the length is at least 0.4 inches.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aluminum sheet is a 3xxx alloy.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the 5xxx alloy is a 5043 alloy.

Assignments (8)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2021
From: KAISER ALUMINUM WARRICK, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 056490/0029 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2021
From: ALCOA USA CORP.
To: ALCOA WARRICK LLC
Reel/Frame 056209/0411 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 12, 2021
From: ALCOA WARRICK LLC
To: KAISER ALUMINUM WARRICK, LLC
Reel/Frame 056209/0464 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2021
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: ALCOA USA CORP.
Reel/Frame 055812/0759 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2021
From: ALCOA INC.
To: ALCOA USA CORP.
Reel/Frame 055191/0256 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2021
From: ALCOA INC.
To: ALCOA USA CORP.
Reel/Frame 055191/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2018
From: ROUNS, THOMAS N.; MCNEISH, DAVID J.; BOYSEL, DARL G.; WILSON, GUY P.; MROZINSKI, GREG; CAPPS, JEAN F.; GHADIALI, NEESHA A.; COMBS, SAMUEL; MILLER, CHRISTOPHER R.; DICK, ROBERT E.
To: ALCOA INC.
Reel/Frame 045100/0484 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2017
From: ROUNS, THOMAS N.
To: ALCOA USA CORP
Reel/Frame 043872/0382 →
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