Granted Patent B2

US 12,252,770 · App. 18/131,075 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Inventors: Stephane Ferrasse (Spokane, WA); Frank C. Alford (Spokane Valley, WA); Susan D. Strothers (Mead, WA); Patrick Underwood (Spokane, WA)

Assignee: Honeywell International Inc

C22F1/047B21C23/002C22C21/08

Abstract

Claims (15)

1. A high strength aluminum alloy material comprising:

aluminum as a primary component and at least one of magnesium and silicon as a secondary component at a concentration of at least 0.2% by weight;

a Brinell hardness of at least 90 BHN;

a yield strength of at least 250 MPa;

an ultimate tensile strength of at least 275 MPa; and

a percent elongation of at least 11.5%.

2. The high strength aluminum alloy material of claim 1 , wherein the material contains at least 90% by weight aluminum.

3. The high strength aluminum alloy material of claim 2 , wherein the material contains from about 0.3 wt. % to about 3.0 wt. % magnesium and from about 0.2 wt. % to about 2.0 wt. % silicon.

4. The high strength aluminum alloy material of claim 1 , wherein the Brinell hardness is from about 95 BHN to about 160 BHN, the yield strength is from about 250 MPa to about 600 MPa, and the ultimate tensile strength is from about 275 MPa to about 600 MPa.

5. The high strength aluminum alloy material of claim 1 , wherein the Brinell hardness is from about 100 BHN to about 160 BHN, the yield strength is from about 275 MPa to about 500 MPa, and the ultimate tensile strength is from about 300 MPa to about 500 MPa.

6. The high strength aluminum alloy material of claim 1 , wherein the Brinell hardness is from about 110 BHN to about 160 BHN, the yield strength is from about 300 MPa to about 400 MPa, and the ultimate tensile strength is from about 310 MPa to about 400 MPa.

7. The high strength aluminum alloy of claim 1 , wherein the aluminum alloy is an Al 6xxx series alloy.

8. The high strength aluminum alloy of claim 1 , wherein the aluminum alloy is chosen from AA 6061 and AA6063.

9. The high strength aluminum alloy material of claim 1 , the Brinell hardness of at least 95 BHN, the yield strength of at least 275 MPa, and the ultimate tensile strength of at least 300 MPa.

10. The high strength aluminum alloy material of claim 1 , the Brinell hardness of at least 100 BHN, the yield strength of at least 300 MPa, the ultimate tensile strength of at least 310 MPa, and the percent elongation of at least 15%.

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