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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2005
Applicant:
Ingo Günther Kröpfl, Polch, DE;
Inventor:
Ingo Günther Kröpfl, Polch, DE;
Assignee:
Aleris Aluminum Koblenz GmbH, Koblenz, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22F 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of heat treating an aluminum alloy member having a main surface, including the steps of (a) subjecting the member to a solution heat treatment (b) quenching the member and (c) reheating the member in a pre-ageing heat treatment step. The pre-ageing heat treatment is conducted by holding the aluminum alloy member close to a heating plate. Also disclosed is a product produced according to this method, and to an apparatus for performing the pre-ageing heat treatment.