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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Axel Alexander Maria Smeyers, Heist op den Berg, BE;
Sunil Khosla, Beverwijk, NL;
Bruno Schepers, Brasschaat, BE;
Alastair Wise, Santpoort-Noord, NL;
Axel Alexander Maria Smeyers, Heist op den Berg, BE;
Sunil Khosla, Beverwijk, NL;
Bruno Schepers, Brasschaat, BE;
Alastair Wise, Santpoort-Noord, NL;
ALERIS ALUMINUM DUFFEL BVBA, Duffel, BE;
Abstract
An aluminum alloy rolled sheet product for forming into automotive body panels, and having a yield strength of more than 160 MPa after being subjected to a paint-bake cycle, and having a gauge in a range of 0.5 to 4 mm, and preferably 0.7 to 3.5 mm, and having a composition of, in wt. %: Zn 1.5 to 4.0, Mg 0.3 to 1.5, Cu 0 to 1.0, Ti 0 to 0.15, Fe 0 to 0.35, Si 0 to 0.5, other elements and unavoidable impurities, and balance aluminum. An automotive body part formed from such an aluminum sheet. A method of manufacturing an automotive body part. Also, the use of the aluminum alloy sheet product in such a method of manufacturing.