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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicholas Charles Parson, Banbury, GB;
Barry Roy Ellard, Northamptonshire, GB;
Graeme John Marshall, Greatworth, GB;
Assignee:
Alcan International Limited, Montreal, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 2/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 2/108 ;
Abstract
A population of extrusion billets has a specification such that every billet is of an alloy of composition (in wt. %) : Fe<0.35; Si 0.20-0.6; Mn<0.10; Mg 0.25-0.9; Cu<0.015; Ti<0.10; Cr<0.10; Zn<0.03; balance Al of commercial purity. After ageing to T5 or T6 temper, extruded sections can be etched and anodized to give extruded matte anodized sections having improved properties.