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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1998
Manabu Hashikura, Hyogo, JP;
Hisao Hattori, Hyogo, JP;
Toshihiko Kaji, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshishige Takano, Hyogo, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A tough and heat resisting aluminum alloy comprising aluminum, a transition metal element and a rare earth element, and having a modulated structure which comprises an aluminum matrix and an intermetallic compound precipitated to form a network in the aluminum matrix. Also disclosed in a process for producing the aluminum alloy which comprises the steps of: rapid quenching and solidifying a liquid aluminum alloy at a quenching rate of 10,to 10,K/sec to obtain an aluminum-based supersaturated solid solution; and heat treating the quenched aluminum-based supersaturated solid solution at a heat treating temperature of 473 K or higher, the temperature increasing rate to the heat treating temperature being 1.5 K/sec or higher.