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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alex Cho, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148 / ; 148415 ; 148417 ; 148439 ; 148440 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of producing an unrecrystallized A1-Zn-Mg thin gauge flat rolled product having improved levels of strength and fracture toughness. The method comprising the steps of providing a body of a Zn-Mg containing aluminum base alloy, working the body to a flat rolled product and then subjecting the product to a ramp anneal followed by solution heat treating, quenching and aging.