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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sky Aluminum Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148 / ; 148 / ; 148417 ; 148439 ;
Abstract
A T4 tempered and straightened rolled sheet of the Al--Mg--Cu series aluminum-alloy which contains from 1.5 to 5.5% of Mg and from 0.18 to 1.5% of Cu as the essential alloying element, has excellent mechanical properties, an improved formability, of a non-generation of Luder's marks. After the T4 treatment and subsequent straightening, the sheet is subjected to heating to a temperature in the range of from 60.degree. to 360.degree. C., at a heating rate falling within the hatched region of FIG. 1 attached herewith, then holding within the hatched region of FIG. 2 attached herewith, and subsequently, cooling at a cooling rate falling within the hatched region of FIG. 1.