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

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...

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Main Authors LIU JOHN, GOODMAN JAY H, VENEMA GREGORY B, CHAKRABARTI DHRUBA J, SAWTELL RALPH R, KRIST CYNTHIA M, WESTERLUND ROBERT W
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.12.2011
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
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Summary: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 three stage method of preferred embodiments, this alloy also achieves superior SCC performance, including under seacoast conditions.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050052392