PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL AND HEAT TREATED ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL

• Main Author: KOMA, HISANORI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 17.07.2013
• Subjects: CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS ANDNON-FERROUS ALLOYS; CHEMISTRY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; METALLURGY; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS

According to the present invention, a process for producing an aluminum alloy material, whereby reduction in toughness and in fatigue strength of the aluminum alloy material can be inhibited even after solution treatment is provided. Also, the following is provided: a process for producing an aluminum alloy material comprising at least the steps of subjecting a heat treatable aluminum alloy material to solution treatment and applying aging treatment to the aluminum alloy material subjected to solution treatment, which further comprises the following step between the solution treatment step and the aging treatment step: the step of subjecting the aluminum alloy material to plastic forming in a manner such that a given amount of equivalent strain is imparted to the aluminum alloy material from at least two directions while the aluminum alloy material subjected to solution treatment is maintained under temperature conditions that do not cause softening of the aluminum alloy material by over-aging.