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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 29, 1984
David J Skinner, Flanders, NJ (US);
Kenji Okazaki, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Colin M Adam, Morristown, NJ (US);
Allied Corporation, Morris Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a low density aluminum-base alloy, consisting essentially of the formula Al.sub.bal Zr.sub.a Li.sub.b Mg.sub.c T.sub.d, wherein T is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Si, Sc, Ti, V, Hf, Be, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni, 'a' ranges from about 0.25-2 wt %, 'b' ranges from 2.7-5 wt %, 'c' ranges from about 0.5-8 wt %, 'd' ranges from about 0.5-5% and the balance is aluminum. The alloy has a primary, cellular-dendritic, fine-grained, supersaturated aluminum alloy solid solution phase with intermetallic phases of the constituent elements uniformly dispersed therein. A consolidated article can be produced by compacting together particles composed of the aluminum alloy of the invention in a vacuum at elevated temperature. The compacted alloy is solutionized by heat treatment, quenched in a fluid bath, and optionally, stretched and aged. The microstructure of the consolidated article is composed of an aluminum solid solution containing a substantially uniform distribution of fine intermetallic precipitates.