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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2016
Arconic Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Thomas J. Kasun, Export, PA (US);
Neville C. Whittle, Irwin, PA (US);
Patricia A. Stewart, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
Shawn J. Clark, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
Julie A. Wise, Natrona Heights, PA (US);
Karl Eminger, Princeton, IA (US);
Dharma Maddala, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Eric Victor Schelin, Elridge, IA (US);
June M. Epp, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Wade Winchip, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Ian Bath, Murrells Inlet, SC (US);
ARCONIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for applying an EDT texture to an aluminum sheet has a rolling stand with at least one EDT surfaced roll capable of rolling the sheet at reductions <1%. The rolling is conducted with residual or no lubrication and imparts a texture on the scale of about 1 μm to the surface of the sheet at low roll force.