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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7666353 | Aluminum-silicon alloy having reduced microporosity An aluminum silicon die cast alloy having a very low iron content and relatively high strontium content that prevents soldering to dies into die casting process. The alloys of the present invention also have a modified eutectic silicon and modified iron morphology, ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7442491 | Aluminum alloy blank for lithographic printing plate and support for lithographic printing plate There is provided an aluminum alloy blank for a lithographic printing plate including iron in a range of 0.20 to 0.80 wt %; and the balance being aluminum, a crystal grain refining element, and unavoidable impurity elements. The unavoidable impurity elements may inc... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7255756 | Aluminum alloy with improved mechanical properties at high temperatures Disclosed herein is an aluminum alloy composition consisting essentially of, on the basis of total weight of the composition, 13 to 28 wt % of silicon, 1.5 to 5 wt % of a metal element selected from iron and manganese, 3 to 10 wt % of zinc, 0.5 to 1 wt % of magnesiu... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7041387 | Multi-layered aluminum-base bearing Disclosed is a multi-layered Al-base bearing consisting of a steel back layer, an intermediate Al alloy layer and an Al-base bearing alloy layer which contains one or more elements selected from the group of Cu, Zn, Mg and Si, and which is bonded to the steel back l... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7018694 | Optical recording medium, method for manufacturing the same and target used for sputtering process An optical recording medium includes a recording layer containing an alloy represented by a general formula: (TixM1x)yM2y, where element M1 is Si or Al, element M2 is an element selected from th... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6962673 | Heat-resistant, creep-resistant aluminum alloy and billet thereof as well as methods of preparing the same A heat-resistant, creep-resistant aluminum alloy according to the present invention contains at least 10 mass % and not more than 30 mass % of silicon, at least 3 mass % and not more than 10 mass % of at least either iron or nickel in total, at least 1 mass % and no... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6939417 | Aluminum alloys having high corrosion resistance after brazing When using AA3000 series and AA1000 series aluminum alloys to produce extruded products for heat exchanger applications, by controlling the level of copper and nickel in the alloy to very low levels it is possible to produce excellent corrosion resistance both befor... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6923935 | Hypoeutectic aluminum-silicon alloy having reduced microporosity A hypoeutectic aluminum silicon casting alloy having a refined primary silicon particle size and a modified iron morphology. The alloy includes 10 to 11.5% by weight silicon, 0.10 to 0.70% by weight magnesium and also contains 0.05 to 0.07% by weight strontium. On c... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6919127 | Silicon carbide composites, and methods for making same Improved silicon carbide composites made by an infiltration process feature a metal phase in addition to any residual silicon phase. Not only are properties such as mechanical toughness improved, but the infiltrant can be so engineered as to have much diminished amo... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916356 | Method for preparing aluminum-silicon alloys A method for preparing Al—Si alloys by introducing into the molten aluminum, at a temperature of between 700 and 850° C., metallurgical silicon particles having a granulometry of less than 10 mm. The silicon particles, upon reaching the temperature of the molten ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6875290 | Aluminum bearing-alloy An aluminum bearing-alloy containing 1.5 to 8 mass % of Si is provided, in which there can be observed Si grains on the sliding surface of the aluminum bearing-alloy. A fractional area of the observed Si grains having a grain size of less than 4 μm is 20 to 60% of ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6876075 | Aluminum-silicon carbide semiconductor substrate and method for producing the same An object of the present invention is to provide a lowcost semiconductor substrate made of an aluminum-silicon carbide (Al—SiC) composite material that has excellent thermal performance and that is capable of maintaining high dimensional accuracy and stability whe... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6783869 | Aluminium alloy for an anti-friction element The invention relates to an aluminium alloy for an anti-friction element containing respectively, as a % by weight, 4.2% to 4.8% Zn, 3.0% to 7.0% Si, 0.8% to 1.2% Cu, 0.7% to 1.3% Pb, 0.12% to 0.18% Mg, 0% to 0.3% Mn and 0% to 0.2% Ni. Also incorporated, based on % ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6773666 | Al-Si-Mg-Mn casting alloy and method An improved Al—Si—Mg—Mn casting alloy that consists essentially of: about 6.0-9.0 wt. % silicon, about 0.2-0.8 wt. % magnesium, about 0.1-1.2 wt. % manganese, less than about 0.15 wt. % iron, less than about 0.3 wt. % titanium and less than about 0.04 wt. % st... | 08/10/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6733726 | High corrosion resistance aluminum alloy An aluminum-based die casting alloy exhibiting improved corrosion resistance and good die-castability contains from about 4.5 to about 12 percent silicon by weight, at least 87 percent aluminum by weight, from about 0.25 percent to about 0.6 percent manganese by wei... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6673168 | Material on an aluminum basis for anti-friction bearings An aluminum-based material for anti-friction bearings composed of an aluminum alloy with 10-25 wt % tin or 5-25 wt % lead, impurity-caused components characterized by 0.75-2.5 wt % iron and an alloy additive capable of forming an intermetallic compound ha... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6638377 | Aluminum alloy piping material for automotive piping excelling in corrosion resistance and workability An aluminum alloy piping material for automotive piping excelling in corrosion resistance and workability and a method of fabricating the same. The aluminum alloy piping material is made of an aluminum alloy which contains 0.3-1.5% of Mn, 0.01-0.20% of Fe... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6638376 | Aluminum alloy piping material having an excellent corrosion resistance and workability An aluminum alloy piping material exhibiting good corrosion resistance and having an excellent workability, such as bulge formation capability at the pipe ends. The aluminum alloy piping material is suitably used for pipes connecting automotive radiators ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6638375 | Aluminum bearing alloy An aluminum bearing alloy includes, by mass, 3 to 40% Sn, 0.5 to 7% Si, 0.05 to 2% Fe, balance of Al, and unavoidable impurities. In the alloy, a ternary-element intermetallic compound of Al--Si--Fe and Si particles are contained as hard particles.... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6627350 | Negative electrode for lithium secondary battery The present invention provides a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery having the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes an aluminum alloy powder as an active material, wherein the alloy is sub... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6620518 | Vapor phase co-deposition coating for superalloy applications The present invention relates generally to an oxidation and corrosion resistant coating composition produced by a vapor phase co-deposition of transition metals on metallic components. In particular, this coating includes aluminum and silicon and the coat... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6610247 | Aluminum brazing alloy The invention relates to an aluminium brazing alloy, ideally suitable as fin stock material, having the composition, in weight %: Si 0.4-1.0, Mn 0.7-1.2, Mg up to 0.10, Fe up to 0.8, Zn up to 3.0, Ni 0.5-0.9, Cu up to 0.15, optionally one or more selected... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6605199 | Textured-metastable aluminum alloy sputter targets and method of manufacture An aluminum alloy sputter target having a sputter target face for sputtering the sputter target is provided. The sputter target face has a textured-metastable grain structure. The textured-metastable grain structure has a grain orientation ratio of at lea... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6596671 | Non-plated aluminum based bearing alloy with performance-enhanced interlayer A bi-metal aluminum includes bearing an aluminum-based bearing layer, a steel backing, and an intermediate aluminum-based layer that has a thickness of from 60 to 120 micrometers positioned between the aluminum-based bearing layer and the steel backing. T... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6572715 | Aluminum alloy support body for a presensitized plate and method of producing the same The present invention provides an aluminum alloy support body for a presensitized plate in which the uniformity of the grained surface due to electrochemical etching is further improved, and a method of producing the same. The aluminum alloy support body ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6517954 | Aluminium alloy, notably for a layer The invention relates to an aluminium alloy, in particular for a layer of a friction bearing, for example, which, apart from aluminium and smelt-related impurities, additionally contains soft-phase formers, e.g. Sn, Pb, Bi, Sb or similar. The alloy contai... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6458224 | Aluminum alloys with optimum combinations of formability, corrosion resistance, and hot workability, and methods of use An aluminum alloy article containing the alloying amounts of iron, silicon, manganese, titanium, and zinc has controlled levels of iron and manganese to produce an alloy article that combines excellent corrosion resistant with good formability. The alloy ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6316125 | Aluminum welding process and composition for use in same The invention provides a new and improved process and exothermic reaction mixture for producing molten weld metal. The molten weld metal is used in joining one metallic piece with at least one other metallic piece. The process and exothermic reaction mixt... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6296952 | Sliding bearing material based on aluminum with 10-25 wt % tin alloyed with manganese and silicon The stability under load and deformability of an aluminum-based sliding bearing material with 10-25 mass 6 tin are improved in that the aluminum alloy is composed of tin with the admixture of silicon and manganese, the remainder being aluminum, in that th... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6284386 | Aluminum alloy products with high resistance to pitting corrosion Aluminum alloy products are described which combine both good strength and resistance to pitting corrosion. They are extruded from an aluminum alloy of the AA1000, AA3000 or AA8000 series containing about 0.001 to 0.3% zinc and about 0.001 to 0.03% titani... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6273970 | Aluminum-bismuth bearing alloy and methods for its continuous casting The invention provides an aluminum alloy having a homogenous distribution of bismuth therein comprising at least 5 wt/wt % bismuth, wherein about 3.5 wt/wt % of the bismuth is distributed in the form of very small particles of up to 5 microns diameter and... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6267829 | Method of reducing the formation of primary platelet-shaped beta-phase in iron containing alSi-alloys, in particular in Al-Si-Mn-Fe alloys The present invention is a method for producing an iron-containing hypoeutectic alloy free from primary platelet-shaped beta-phase of the Al5 FeSi in the solidified structure by the steps (a) providing an iron-containing aluminum alloy having a... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6200396 | Hypereutectic aluminium-silicon alloy product for semi-solid forming This invention relates to a eutectic or hypereutectic aluminium-silicon alloy product suitable for thixoforming, comprising (by weight) 10 to 30% silicon and, if applicable, copper ( | 03/13/2001 |
| 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 |
