EP3676410B2 - Hochfeste hochverformbare aluminiumlegierungen - Google Patents

Hochfeste hochverformbare aluminiumlegierungen

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EP3676410B2
EP3676410B2 EP18797512.3A EP18797512A EP3676410B2 EP 3676410 B2 EP3676410 B2 EP 3676410B2 EP 18797512 A EP18797512 A EP 18797512A EP 3676410 B2 EP3676410 B2 EP 3676410B2
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Sazol Kumar DAS
Aude Despois
Rajeev G. Kamat
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B3/00—Rolling materials of special alloys so far as the composition of the alloy requires or permits special rolling methods or sequences ; Rolling of aluminium, copper, zinc or other non-ferrous metals
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    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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    • C22C21/00—Alloys based on aluminium
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    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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    • C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
    • C22F1/04—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of aluminium or alloys based thereon
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
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    • C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
    • C22F1/04—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of aluminium or alloys based thereon
    • C22F1/05—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of aluminium or alloys based thereon of alloys of the Al-Si-Mg type, i.e. containing silicon and magnesium in approximately equal proportions
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    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21B—ROLLING OF METAL
    • B21B3/00—Rolling materials of special alloys so far as the composition of the alloy requires or permits special rolling methods or sequences ; Rolling of aluminium, copper, zinc or other non-ferrous metals
    • B21B2003/001—Aluminium or its alloys

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Claims (7)

  1. Aluminiumlegierungsprodukt, umfassend eine Aluminiumlegierung, die 0,8 - 1,5 Gew.-% Si, 0,1 - 0,5 Gew.-% Fe, 0,5 - 1,0 Gew.-% Cu, 0,5 - 0,9 Gew.-% Mg, bis zu 0,1 Gew.-% Ti, bis zu 0,5 Gew.-% Mn, bis zu 0,5 Gew.-% Cr, bis zu 0,5 Gew.-% Zr, 0,06 - 0,5 Gew.-% V, bis zu 0,15 Gew.-% Verunreinigungen und Al umfasst, wobei das Aluminiumlegierungsprodukt eine gedrehte Würfel-kristallographische Textur bei einem Volumenanteil von mindestens 5 % aufweist; und wobei das Aluminiumlegierungsprodukt Dispersoide in einer Menge von mindestens 1.500.000 Dispersoide pro mm2 umfasst.
  2. Aluminiumlegierungsprodukt nach Anspruch 1, umfassend eine Aluminiumlegierung, die 0,9 - 1,4 Gew.-% Si, 0,1 - 0,35 Gew.-% Fe, 0,6 - 0,9 Gew.-% Cu, 0,6 - 0,9 Gew.-% Mg, 0,01 - 0,09 Gew.-% Ti, bis zu 0,3 Gew.-% Mn, bis zu 0,3 Gew.-% Cr, bis zu 0,3 Gew.-% Zr, 0,06 - 0,3 Gew.-% V, bis zu 0,15 Gew.-% Verunreinigungen und Al umfasst.
  3. Aluminiumlegierungsprodukt nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, umfassend 1,0 - 1,3 Gew.-% Si, 0,1 - 0,25 Gew.-% Fe, 0,7 - 0,9 Gew.-% Cu, 0,6 - 0,8 Gew.-% Mg, 0,01 - 0,05 Gew.-% Ti, bis zu 0,2 Gew.-% Mn, bis zu 0,2 Gew.-% Cr, bis zu 0,2 Gew.-% Zr, 0,06 - 0,2 Gew.-% V, bis zu 0,15 Gew.-% Verunreinigungen und Al.
  4. Aluminiumlegierungsprodukt nach einem der Ansprüche 1-3, wobei die Dispersoide eine Fläche von 0,5 % bis 5 % des Aluminiumlegierungsprodukts einnehmen.
  5. Aluminiumlegierungsprodukt nach einem der Ansprüche 1-4, wobei das Aluminiumlegierungsprodukt Fe-Bestandteile umfasst und insbesondere wobei die Fe-Bestandteile Al(Fe,X)Si-Phasenpartikel umfassen.
  6. Aluminiumlegierungsprodukt nach Anspruch 5, wobei eine durchschnittliche Partikelgröße der Fe-Bestandteile bis zu 4 µm beträgt.
  7. Aluminiumlegierungsprodukt nach einem der Ansprüche 1-6, wobei das Aluminiumlegierungsprodukt eine Streckgrenze von mindestens 300 MPa im T6-Zustand aufweist und insbesondere wobei das Aluminiumlegierungsprodukt eine Gleichmaßdehnung von mindestens 20 % und einen Mindestbiegewinkel von mindestens 120° im T4-Zustand aufweist.
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