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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2010
Jen C. Lin, Export, PA (US);
Ralph R. Sawtell, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Gary H. Bray, Murrysville, PA (US);
Cindie Giummarra, Edina, MN (US);
Andre Wilson, Delmont, PA (US);
Gregory B. Venema, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Jen C. Lin, Export, PA (US);
Ralph R. Sawtell, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Gary H. Bray, Murrysville, PA (US);
Cindie Giummarra, Edina, MN (US);
Andre Wilson, Delmont, PA (US);
Gregory B. Venema, Bettendorf, IA (US);
ALCOA, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
New 2xxx aluminum alloys containing vanadium are disclosed. In one embodiment, the aluminum alloy includes 3.3-4.1 wt. % Cu, 0.7-1.3 wt. % Mg, 0.01-0.16 wt. % V, 0.05-0.6 wt. % Mn, 0.01 to 0.4 wt. % of at least one grain structure control element, the balance being aluminum, incidental elements and impurities. The new alloys may realize an improved combination of properties, such as in the T39 or T89 tempers.