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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2013
Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited, Montréal, CA;
Nicholas Charles Parson, Kingston, CA;
Raynald Guay, Jonquiére, CA;
Alexandre Maltais, Chicoutimi, CA;
Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
An aluminum alloy having an excellent combination of strength, extrudability and corrosion resistance may include in weight percent, about 0.01% or less copper; about 0.15% or less iron; about 0.60 to about 0.90% manganese, where manganese and iron are present in the alloy in a Mn:Fe ratio of at least about 6.6; about 0.02% or less nickel; about 0.08 to about 0.30% silicon; about 0.10 to about 0.20% titanium; and about 0.05 to about 0.20% zinc; the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities. Extruded articles and other articles may be formed using the alloy. Methods of forming such articles may include homogenizing a billet of the alloy prior to forming the article.