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| 7252723 | AlCuMg alloys with high damage tolerance suitable for use as structural members in aircrafts New alloys for potential use in applications such as in lower wing skins and fuselage skins are disclosed. Specifically, Mn-free 2×24 alloys potentially suitable for thick plate and thin plate and sheet applications are believed to be novel and to provide unexpecte... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7188524 | Conductive element for a movable electric circuit and a vibration gyroscope A conductive element for a movable electrical circuit (a conductive element most suitable for an electric circuit that is placed on a movable element in which the shape of the circuit itself changes during circuit operation) which is Al-based and has an average cros... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7177384 | Aluminum composite material, manufacturing method therefor, and basket and cask using the same A basket has a lattice-like section for accommodating individual used nuclear fuel in predetermined positions in a cask. The basket is made from aluminum composite material having good neutron absorption ability, excellent mechanical property and workability. The al... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7034197 | Metal alloy and metal alloy storage product for storing radioactive materials A liquid reactant metal alloy includes at least one chemically active metal for reacting with non-radioactive material in a mixed waste stream being treated. The reactant alloy also includes at least one radiation absorbing metal. Radioactive isotopes in the waste s... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6982121 | Anodization-adapted aluminum alloy and plasma-treating apparatus made thereof An anodization-adapted aluminum alloy containing 2.0 to 3.5 wt % Mg and the remainder of 99.9 wt % or greater high-purity aluminum. ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6972110 | 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 ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6767653 | Coatings, method of manufacture, and the articles derived therefrom A turbine component comprises a substrate; and a crystalline coating disposed on a surface of the substrate, wherein the crystalline coating comprises tin and yttrium in an amount greater than or equal to about 0.05 atomic percent based upon the total coating. A met... | 07/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6733725 | Reversible hydrogen storage composition Hydrogen storage compositions which liberate hydrogen readily and which are readily regenerated from a dehydrogenated state formed by liberation of hydrogen are derived from an AlH3-based complex hydride incorporating a member selected from a metalloid su... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6723282 | Metal product containing ceramic dispersoids form in-situ A novel method for producing a ceramic phase particle dispersoid in metal and a novel product composed thereof. The method includes (a) providing a molten composition consisting essentially of molten aluminum alloy containing molten metal selected form the group con... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6702982 | Aluminum-lithium alloy A method for mixing an in-situ aluminum matrix composite with an aluminum-litium alloy via the spray deposition process to obtain an Al--Li composite.... | 03/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6562471 | Aluminum-titanium alloy with high specular reflectivity, reflecting coatings comprising same and mirrors and parts comprising said coating The metal alloy based on aluminium and titanium includes an aluminium content between 80 and 90 atomic percent and a titanium content between 10 and 20 atomic percent. The alloy is microcrystalline and outside thermodynamic equilibrium, the alloy is there... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6531092 | Master alloy for modification and grain refining of hypoeutectic and eutectic Al-Si foundry alloys A master alloy for modification and grain refining of hypoeutectic and eutectic Al--Si based foundry alloys is described. In addition to unavoidable contaminants the alloy contains nucleating and modifying additions of Ti, B and Sr, wherein the content of... | 03/11/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6475642 | Oxidation-resistant coatings, and related articles and processes An oxidation-resistant coating is described, formed of an alloy containing: about 40 to about 50 atom % aluminum and about 0.5 atom % to about 3 atom % tantalum; with a balance of nickel; cobalt, iron, or combinations thereof. The coating may also include... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6403232 | Aluminum brazing sheet A core material of an aluminum brazing sheet restricts Mg to less than 0.3 wt % and Fe to not more than 0.2 wt %, and contains more than 0.2 wt % and not more than 1.0 wt % of Cu, 0.3 to 1.3 wt % of Si, 0.3 to 1.5 wt % of Mn and the balance of Al and inev... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6387536 | A1 alloy thin film for semiconductor device electrode and sputtering target to deposit A1 film by sputtering process for semiconductor device electrode The present invention provides an Al alloy thin film for a semiconductor device electrode having an electrical resistivity of as low as 6 μΩcm or less, high hillock resistance, high void resistance, and high corrosion resistance against an alkaline solu... | 05/14/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6294272 | Aluminium alloy for use as core material in brazing sheet An aluminium alloy for use as a core material in brazing sheet, comprising, in weight %: Mn 0.7-1.5, Cu 0.6-1.0, Fe not more than 0.4, Si less than 0.1, Mg 0.05-0.8, Ti 0.02-0.3, Cr 0.1-0.25, Zr 0.1-0.2, balance Al and unavoidable impurities, wherein 0.20... | 09/25/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6258465 | Energy absorbing member Provided is an energy absorbing member which makes it possible to induce contraction and deformation into a form of bellows, with Euler's buckle being restrained. An energy absorbing member comprises a hollow extrusion which is made of an aluminum alloy a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6231808 | Tough and heat resisting aluminum alloy A tough and heat resisting aluminum alloy comprising aluminum, a transition metal element and a rare earth element, and having a modulated structure which comprises an aluminum matrix and an intermetallic compound precipitated to form a network in the alu... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6206985 | A1 alloy films and melting A1 alloy sputtering targets for depositing A1 alloy films An Al alloy film containing one kind or two or more kinds of alloy components selected from a group of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo and Mn in a total amount of 0.1 to 10 at %, and a melting Al alloy sputtering target for depositing the Al alloy film, whe... | 03/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6123899 | Master alloy hardeners This invention relates to master alloy hardeners for use in preparing aluminum base alloys. The respective concentrations of the alloying elements in the master alloy hardener are a multiple equal to or greater than 2 of the concentrations of such element... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6073677 | Method for optimization of the grain refinement of aluminum alloys The invention is a method of controlling the grain refinement of certain aluminium alloys. The grain sizes for different values of the grain growth index, GGI, are determined for the used casting method. The GGI is represented by the sum of m(k-1) value m... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6010661 | Method for producing hydrogen-containing sponge titanium, a hydrogen containing titanium-aluminum-based alloy powder and its method of production, and a titanium-aluminum-based alloy sinter and its method of production The methods of the present invention provide efficient mechanical milling or alloying of stock materials of titanium and aluminum in order to increase yield of the titanium stock and reduce cost in connection with the production of a titanium-aluminum-bas... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6004506 | Aluminum products containing supersaturated levels of dispersoids An aluminum alloy containing dispersoid-forming elements selected from the group consisting of Zr, Mn, Cr, V, Hf, Ti, Nb, Y, Sc and combinations thereof. The improved alloy comprises the dispersoid-forming elements partially in solid solution above the sa... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5997808 | Titanium aluminide alloys A titanium aluminide based alloy consisting of 42-48 at % aluminium, 2-5 at % niobium, 3-8 at % zirconium, 0-1 at % boron, 0-0.4 at % silicon and the balance, apart from incidental impurities, is titanium. The titanium aluminize alloy composition has a sa... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5989310 | Method of forming ceramic particles in-situ in metal A novel method for producing a ceramic phase particle dispersoid in metal and a novel product composed thereof. The method includes (a) providing a molten composition consisting essentially of molten aluminum alloy containing molten metal selected from th... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5976278 | Corrosion resistant, drawable and bendable aluminum alloy, process of making aluminum alloy article and article An aluminum-based alloy composition having improved combinations of corrosion resistance, drawability, bendability and extrudability consists essentially of, in weight percent, not more than about 0.03% copper, between about 0.1 and up to about 1.5% manga... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5976641 | A1 alloy films and melting A1 alloy sputtering targets for depositing A1 alloy films An Al alloy film containing one kind or two or more kinds of alloy components selected from a group of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo and Mn in a total amount of 0.1 to 10 at %, and a melting Al alloy sputtering target for depositing the Al alloy film, whe... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5942054 | Micromechanical device with reduced load relaxation An improved elastic member (24) for micromechanical devices (12). The micromechanical device (12) includes a stationary member (28) and a moving member (26) which are connected together by a elastic member (24). Because of repeated and frequent movement o... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5922275 | Aluminum-chromium alloy, method for its production and its applications An aluminum-chromium alloy having an atomic ratio of aluminum to chromium of from 0.2 to 10.9 and a resistivity at room temperature of at most 1 Ω.multidot.cm after heat treatment in air at a temperature of 900° C. for 200 hours.... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5902546 | Aluminum alloy impeller and manufacturing method of the same There is disclosed a high heat resistant aluminum alloy impeller, which is suitably used as an impeller, especially for a centrifugal compressor, and for the rotor and the blade of a turbo molecular pump or the scroll of a scroll compressor. Also, a metho... | 05/11/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5858131 | High strength and high rigidity aluminum-based alloy and production method therefor An aluminum-based alloy having the general formula Al100 -(a+b)Qa Mb (wherein Q is V, Mo, Fe, W, Nb, and/or Pd; M is Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and/or Cu; and a and b, representing a composition ratio in atomic percentages, satisfy t... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5837387 | Two-phase (TiAl+TiCrAl) coating alloys for titanium alumnides A coating for protecting titanium aluminide alloys, including the TiAl γ+Ti3 Al (댒) class, from oxidative attack and interstitial embrittlement at temperatures up to at least 1000° C. is disclosed. This protective coating co... | 11/17/1998 |
