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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435305 | Cast aluminum alloy compressor wheel for a turbocharger A compressor wheel made of a cast aluminum alloy, wherein the cast aluminum alloy contains Cu 1.4 to 3.2 mass %, Mg 1.0 to 2.0 mass %, Ni 0.5 to 2.0 mass %, Fe 0.5 to 2.0 mass %, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti 0.01 to 0.35 mass %, Zr 0.01 ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 6959476 | Aluminum automotive drive shaft A method for producing aluminum drive shafts from molten aluminum alloy using a continuous caster to cast the alloy into a slab. The method comprises providing a molten aluminum alloy consisting essentially of 0.2 to 0.8 wt. % Si, 0.05 to 0.4 wt. % Cu, 0.45 to 1.2 w... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955785 | Aluminum alloy for rapidly cooled welding and welding method therefor The present invention relates to an aluminum alloy for rapidly cooled welding. The alloy comprises, by weight, Mg: 0.4 to 7.0%, Cu: 0.05 to 1%, at least one kind of Mn: 0.8 to 2.5%, Cr: 0.35 to 2.0% and Fe: 0.7 to 1.5% and the balance of Al and inevitable impurities... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929726 | Sputtering target, Al interconnection film, and electronic component A sputtering target consists essentially of 0.1 to 50% by weight of at least one kind of element that forms an intermetallic compound with Al, and the balance of Al. The element that forms an intermetallic compound with Al is uniformly dispersed in the target textur... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918970 | High strength aluminum alloy for high temperature applications A cast article from an aluminum alloy has improved mechanical properties at elevated temperatures. The cast article has the following composition in weight percent: Silicon 6.0-25.0, Copper 5.0-8.0, Iron 0.05-1.2, Magnesium 0.5-1.5, Nickel 0.05-0.9, Manganese 0.05-1... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6863747 | Aluminum sheet material for automobile and method of producing the same An aluminum sheet material for automobiles is herein disclosed, having an aluminum alloy composition: (i) comprising 3.5 to 5 wt % of Si, 0.3 to 1.5 wt % of Mg, 0.4 to 1.5 wt % of Zn, 0.4 to 1.5 wt % of Cu, 0.4 to 1.5 wt % of Fe, and 0.6 to 1 wt % of Mn, and one or ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6736947 | Sputtering target, A1 interconnection film, and electronic component A sputtering target consists essentially of 0.1 to 50% by weight of at least one kind of element that forms an intermetallic compound with Al, and the balance of Al. The element that forms an intermetallic compound with Al is uniformly dispersed in the target textur... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6712915 | Formation and applications of AlCuFe quasicrystalline thin films Various articles of manufacture, such as electrosurgical scalpels, razor blades, electronic components and mechanical components having a quasicrystalline AlCuFe alloy film less than about 10,000 â„« thick. Such articles of manufacture may be formed by depositing (i... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6656421 | Aluminum-beryllium-silicon based alloy An aluminum-beryllium-silicon based alloy is disclosed, which comprises 5.0 to 30.0 mass % of Be, 0.1 to 15.0 mass % of Si and 0.1 to 3.0 mass %, the balance being Al and inevitable impurities. The alloy is useful for producing automobile engine parts, et... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6596412 | Aluminum base bearing alloy and a bearing element comprising a running layer formed by the alloy The invention relates to an aluminum alloy, to a plain bearing and to a method of manufacturing a layer, particularly for a plain bearing, to which there is added as a main alloy component tin (14) and a hard material (15) from at least one first element ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6572816 | Free-machinable hyper-eutectic Al-Si alloy A free-machinable hyper-eutectic Al--Si alloy includes 3.0-5.0 wt % Cu, 13-17 wt % Si, 0.2-0.5 wt % Fe, 2.5-6.0 wt % Bi, 0.005-0.02 wt % P, up to 0.1 wt % Mg, up to 0.1 wt % Ni, up to 0.5 wt% Mn and up to 0.5 wt % total sum of other elements, with the bal... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6511555 | Cylinder head and motor block castings The present invention relates to a cylinder head and motor block casting and a method of making the same, including an aluminum alloy having the following composition: Si 6.80-7.20, Fe 0.35-0.45, Cu 0.30-0.40, Mn 0.25-0.30, Mg 0.35-0.45, Ni 0.45-0.55 Zn 0... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6511633 | Free-machinable eutectic Al-Si alloy A free-machinable eutectic Al--Si alloy including 3.0-5.0 wt % Cu, 10.0-13.0 wt % Si, 0.2-0.5 wt % Fe, 2.5-5.0 wt % Bi, 0.1-0.3 wt % Sb, up to 0.1 wt % Mg, up to 0.1 wt % Ni and up to 0.5 wt % total sum of other elements, with the balance of the alloy bei... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6471794 | Fin material for brazing An aluminum alloy fin material for brazing which is composed of an aluminum alloy comprising above 0.1 wt % to 3 wt % of Ni, above 1.5 wt % to 2.2 wt % of Fe, and 1.2 wt % or less of Si, and at least one selected from the group consisting of 4 wt % or les... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6465113 | Aluminum alloy brazing sheet for a heat exchanger An aluminum alloy brazing sheet having a four-layered structure, of sheet thickness 0.2 mm or less, and having a core alloy, a filler alloy of an Al--Si alloy on one surface of the core alloy, a sacrificial anode material of an Al--Zn alloy on the other s... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6440583 | Aluminum alloy for a welded construction and welded joint using the same Disclosed is an Al alloy for a welded construction having excellent welding characteristics, which Al alloy comprises 1.5 to 5 wt % of Si (hereinafter, wt % is referred to as %), 0.2 to 1.5% of Mg, 0.2 to 1.5% of Zn, 0.2 to 2% of Cu, 0.1 to 1.5% of Fe, an... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6408938 | Heat exchanger An aluminum alloy containing (in wt. %): 0.2-0.5 Fe; 0.7-1.2 Si; 1.2-1.6 Mn; up to 0.3 Mg; up to 0.5 Cu; up to 0.2 Zn; up to 0.1 Ti is used to make the fins of heat exchangers particularly car radiators. The finstock has high post braze strength and therm... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6399020 | Aluminum-silicon alloy having improved properties at elevated temperatures and articles cast therefrom An aluminum alloy suitable for high temperature applications, such as heavy duty pistons and other internal combustion applications, having the following composition, by weight percent (wt %): Silicon 11.0-14.0 ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6379819 | Sliding bearing material The invention relates to a sliding bearing composite material with a hard metal support layer and a metallic sliding coating which is roll-bonded onto said support layer. The inventive sliding bearing composite is made of an aluminum alloy with tin compri... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6355090 | Method of manufacturing aluminum alloy for flattening material and aluminum alloy flattening material for automobiles There is disclosed a method of producing an aluminum alloy for automotive parts, comprising adding a scrap of an aluminum wrought alloy or a pure aluminum ingot to an aluminum alloy casting scrap, melting the mixture to dilute impurities, and if necessary... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352789 | Brazing sheet and method of making same The invention relates to a brazing sheet with a two-layer structure or a three-layer structure, having a core sheet made of an aluminium alloy core material and on one side or both sides thereof a brazing layer of an aluminium alloy containing silicon as ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6350532 | Aluminum alloy composition and method of manufacture The invention relates to a recyclable aluminum foil. The foil is made of an alloy containing 0.2%-0.5% Si, 0.4%-0.8% Fe, 0.1%-0.3% Cu, and 0.05%-0.3% Mn by weight. with the balance aluminum and incidental impurities. The foil contains at least about 2% by... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6334911 | High-strength, high-ductility aluminum alloy An aluminum alloy having a composition represented by the general formula: Albal Cua Mb or Albal Cua Mb TMc wherein M represents one or two elements selected between Mn and Cr; TM represen... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6335106 | Slide bearing material The invention relates to an aluminium-based slide bearing material, comprising an aluminium alloy with 10-25% wt. tin, as well as copper, nikel and manganese additions. The invention seeks to provide a material with improved load-bearing capacity and form... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6309480 | Cylinder liner comprising a supereutectic aluminum/silicon alloy for sealing into a crankcase of a reciprocating piston engine A cylinder liner cast into a reciprocating piston engine made of a supereutectic aluminum/silicon alloy which is free of mixed-in particles of hard material and which is composed in such a way that fine silicon primary crystals and intermetallic particles... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6294030 | Formation and applications of AlCuFe quasicrystalline thin films Various articles of manufacture, such as electrosurgical scalpels, razor blades, and electronic components, comprise a quasicrystalline AlCuFe alloy film less than about 3000 Ã… thick, formed by depositing in sequence on a substrate through radio frequenc... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6194082 | Support for lithographic printing plate A support for a lithographic printing plate in which uniform pits are efficiently formed by electrochemically graining treatment, always independently of electrolytic conditions to give excellent printing performance, which comprises an aluminum alloy pla... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6126898 | Cast aluminium-copper alloy An aluminum-copper alloy comprising substantially insoluble particles which occupy the interdendritic regions of the alloy.... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6113850 | 2XXX series aluminum alloy An A-rated, aluminum alloy suitable for machining, said alloy consisting essentially of: about 4-5.75 wt. % copper, about 0.2-0.9 wt. % bismuth, about 0.12-1.0 wt. % tin, the ratio of bismuth to tin ranging from about 0.8:1 to 5:1, up to about 0.7 wt. % i... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6017403 | High strength and high rigidity aluminum-based alloy An aluminum-based alloy having the general formula Alx Ly Mz (wherein L is Mn or Cr; M is Ni, Co, and/or Cu; and x, y, and z, representing a composition ratio in atomic percentages, satisfy the relationships x+y+z=100, 75à... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5954897 | Die-casting aluminum base alloy for a bearing of ball joint apparatus, heat treatment thereof and ball joint apparatus using the same A die-casting aluminum base alloy consisting of, by weight %, Zn:10~25%, Si:6~10%, Cu:0.5~3.0%, Mn:0.1~0.5%, Mg:0.02~0.08%, Fe:less than 1.3%, and the rest of Al and unavoidable impurity. This alloy can be heat treated at low temperature from 260° C. to 450° C., ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5900210 | High-strength and high-ductility aluminum-base alloy A high-strength and high-ductility aluminum-base alloy consisting of a composition of general formula: Alba1 Mna Sib or Alba1 Mna Sib TMc (wherein TM is one or more elements selected ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5879478 | Process for semi-solid forming of thixotropic aluminum-silicon-copper alloy The invention relates to an aluminum alloy for thixoforming with the composition (by weight): Si: 5%-7.2% Cu: 1%-5% Mg | 03/09/1999 |
| 5851317 | Composite material reinforced with atomized quasicrystalline particles and method of making same A composite material comprises an aluminum or aluminum alloy matrix having generally spherical, atomized quasicrystalline aluminum-transition metal alloy reinforcement particles disposed in the matrix to improve mechanical properties. A composite article ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5837388 | Aluminum alloy solder material, its manufacturing method, brazing sheet using this material, and method of manufacturing aluminum alloy heat exchanger using this sheet The present invention relates to an Al alloy solder material comprising a composition containing Si in an amount of more than 7.0 to 12.0% or less by weight, Cu in an amount of more than 0.4 to 8.0% or less by weight, Zn in an amount of more than 0.5 to 6... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5809393 | Sputtering target with ultra-fine, oriented grains and method of making same A sputtering target comprising a body of metal such as aluminum and its alloy with an ultrafine grain size and small second phase. Also described is a method for making an ultra-fine grain sputtering target comprising melting, atomizing, and depositing at... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5795541 | Aluminum alloy sheet for lithographic printing plates and method for manufacturing the same An aluminum alloy sheet for printing plate contains Fe: 0.2 to 0.6 Wt %, Si: 0.03 to 0.15 Wt %, Ti: 0.005 to 0.05 Wt %, Ni: 0.005 to 0.20 Wt %, and remainder of Al and inevitable impurity, wherein a ratio of Ni content and Si content satisfies 0.1ࣘNi/Si... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5779824 | Aluminum alloy support for planographic printing plate and method for producing the same An aluminum alloy support for a planographic printing plate is disclosed, which is an aluminum alloy plate comprising 0 | 07/14/1998 |
| 5667600 | Aluminum alloys containing beryllium and investment casting of such alloys Disclosed is a practical aluminum-based alloy containing 1 to 99 weight percent beryllium and improved methods for the investment casting of net shape aluminum-beryllium alloy parts.... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5652877 | Aluminum alloys, substrates coated with these alloys and their applications The present invention relates to alloys in which the essential constituent is aluminum, metal deposits produced from these alloys, substrates coated with these alloys and the applications of these alloys. The alloys of the present invention are characteri... | 07/29/1997 |
