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Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999

Filed:

May. 26, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:

Shelly M Miyasato, Murrysville, PA (US);

Gary H Bray, Murrysville, PA (US);

John Liu, Lower Burrell, PA (US);

James T Staley, Murrysville, PA (US);

Assignee:

Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
148439 ; 148438 ; 148440 ; 148690 ; 148693 ; 148694 ; 148701 ; 420533 ; 244123 ; 244124 ;
Abstract

Rolled plate products up to 6 inches thick or more and other products in an aluminum alloy consisting essentially of about 5.2 to 6.8% zinc, 1.7 to 2.4% copper, 1.6 to 2% magnesium, 0.03 to 0.3% zirconium, balance substantially aluminum and incidental elements and impurities, are useful in making structural members for commercial airplanes especially by machining or shaping such members from the plate. Such members include lower wing skins and wing spars and other members. The plate is made by operations comprising homogenization, hot rolling, solution heat treatment, stretching and artificial aging. Alternatively, the plate is shaped after stretching, which may include machining, and is then artificially aged.


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