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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Tesla, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sivanesh Palanivel, San Jose, CA (US);
Charlie Kuehmann, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Jason Robert Stucki, Livermore, CA (US);
Ethan Filip, Los Altos, CA (US);
Paul K. Edwards, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 21/00 (2006.01); B22D 21/00 (2006.01); B22D 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 21/00 (2013.01); B22D 21/007 (2013.01); B22D 25/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high performance die castable aluminum alloy is described, wherein the aluminum alloy is characterized as having a high yield strength and high conductivity compared to conventional aluminum alloys, and also a high flowability and low susceptibility to hot tearing when die cast. The aluminum alloy may contain 4-6 wt. % nickel, a yield strength of at least about 90 MPa, and an electrical conductivity of at least about 48% IACS.