Arconic Corporation

Howmet Aerospace Inc.

Gabriele F Ciccola

Grant A DeGeorge

Anton J Rovito

Santosh Prasad

Henry Sklyut

James T Burg

Michael A Pacek

Erin J Fulton

Jen C Lin

Christopher J Tan

Gregory L Peer

Courtney Carraher

Craig M Zehnder

Shawn Patrick Sullivan

Christopher Au

Timothy P Doyle

John W Cobes

Wei Wen

Glenn W Jarvis

James Black

Igor Belousov

Greg Peer

Stephen Leonard

Kelly Weiler

Michael Kulak

Wilson Lee

Raymond J Kilmer

Douglas P Mason

Spencer Wallace

Jay H Goodman

Mark D Crowley

Michael A Globig

Jason C Lee

Christopher A Au

Henry Skylut

Kellen M Finn

Matthew C Brest

Shawn P Sullivan

Grant Degeorge

Vehicle wheels and methods of making vehicle wheels are provided. A vehicle wheel comprises a generally annular first region, a second region, and a flange extension. The first region comprises an inner surface and an outer surface comprising a tire bead seat. The second region extends radially inwardly from the first region. The second region is configured to mount to a vehicle axle. The flange extension extends from the first region in a direction away from the second region. The flange extension comprises a first extension end integral with the first region, a second extension end, and an elongate portion intermediate the first extension end and the second extension end. The elongate portion comprising a first portion with a thickness less than a thickness of the second extension end.

Vehicle wheels and methods of making vehicle wheels

New aluminum alloys having magnesium and zinc are disclosed. The new magnesium-zinc aluminum alloys may include from 2.5 to 4.0 wt. % Mg, from 2.25 to 4.0 wt. % Zn, wherein (wt. % Mg/wt. % Zn)≥1.0, and wherein (wt. % Mg/wt. % Zn)≤1.6, from 0.20 to 0.9 wt. % Mn, from 0.10 to 0.40 wt. % Cu, up to 1.0 wt. % Li, up to 0.50 wt. % Fe, up to 0.50 wt. % Si, and optional secondary element(s), the balance being aluminum, optional incidental elements and impurities.

Aluminum-magnesium-zinc aluminum alloys

New aluminum alloys are disclosed and generally include 0.6-1.4 wt. % Si, 0.25-0.90 wt. % Mg, wherein the ratio of wt. % Si to wt. % Mg is from 1.05:1 to 5.0:1, 0.25-2.0 wt. % Cu, 0.10-3.5 wt. % Zn, 0.01-1.0 wt. % Fe, up to 0.8 wt. % Mn, up to 0.25 wt. % Cr, up to 0.20 wt. % Zr, up to 0.20 wt. % V, and up to 0.15 wt. % Ti, wherein the total of Fe+Mn+Cr+Zr+V+Ti is not greater than 2.0 wt. %, the balance being aluminum and impurities. The new aluminum alloys may include Q phase precipitates. In some embodiments, the solvus temperature of the Q phase precipitates is not greater than 950&#xb0; F.

Aluminum alloys, and methods for producing the same

A wheel rim including a flange profile on a tire side of an open end flange of the wheel rim, the flange profile defined by the equation: wherein, for 0&#x2264;X&#x2264;1, aTheta1 is between &#x2212;1.004 to &#x2212;0.974, aTheta2 is between &#x2212;&#x2212;1.049 to &#x2212;1.0182, aTheta3 is between &#x2212;3.601 to &#x2212;2.760, aTheta4 is between 18.791 to 25.965, and aTheta5 is between 0.185 to 0.277.

Single piece heavy duty wheel

Vehicle wheel disc

Wheel flange

New 6xxx aluminum alloys are disclosed. The new 6xxx aluminum alloys may include 1.05-1.50 wt. Mg, 0.60-0.95 wt. % Si, where the (wt. % Mg)/(wt. % Si) is from 1.30 to 1.90, 0.275-0.50 wt. % Cu, and from 0.05 to 1.0 wt. % of at least one secondary element, wherein the secondary element is selected from the group consisting of V, Fe, Cr, Mn, Zr, Ti, and combinations thereof.

6XXX aluminum alloys, and methods for producing the same

Ribbed wheel

Wheel

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Hudson, OH, United States of America

Gabriele F Ciccola