Highly formable, medium-strength aluminium alloy for the manufacture of semi-finished products or components of motor vehicles

• Main Authors: Hentschel Thomas, Brinkman Henk-Jan, Engler Olaf, Miller-Jupp Simon
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.01.2017
• Subjects: ALLOYS; 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

An aluminium alloy for the manufacture of semi-finished products or components of motor vehicles, a method for the manufacture of a strip made of an aluminium alloy according to the invention, a corresponding aluminium alloy strip or sheet as well as a structural component of a motor vehicle consisting of an aluminium alloy sheet which includes the following alloy components in % by weight: 0.6%≦Si≦0.9%, 0.6%≦Fe≦1.0%, Cu≦0.1%, 0.6%≦Mn≦0.9%, 0.5%≦Mg≦0.8%, Cr≦0.05%, the remainder Al and impurities, individually up to a maximum of 0.05% by weight, in total up to a maximum of 0.15% by weight.