Claims
- 1. A method of preparing an aluminum base alloy which is resistant to corrosion comprising the steps of:
- a. casting an alloy consisting essentially of up to 2.0% by weight zinc, up to 5.0% by weight magnesium, less than 0.1% by weight iron, an element selected from the group consisting of cadmium, tin and lead, or any combination thereof, in amounts ranging from 0.05 to 0.3% by weight for each of cadmium and tin and from 0.01 to 0.20% by weight for lead, balance aluminum;
- b. homogenizing said cast alloy for 4 to 30 hours at .degree.1125.degree. F;
- c. rapidly cooling said homogenized alloy;
- d. hot working the quenched alloy at 850.degree. to 1000.degree. F with a reduction of approximately 20% during each pass through the hot working station;
- e. cold working the alloy with a reduction of approximately 20% during each pass through the cold working station;
- f. heating the cold worked alloy for 5 to 30 minutes at 750.degree. to 1050.degree. F;
- g. cold working said alloy down to the final desired working thickness; and
- h. heating said cold worked alloy for 1 to 25 minutes at 100.degree. to 800.degree. F.
- 2. A method according to claim 1 wherein said hot working is performed in step (d) in at least two passes.
- 3. A method according to claim 1 wherein said cold working is performed in steps (e) and (g) in at least two passes.
- 4. A method according to claim 1 wherein said cooling is with water.
- 5. A method according to claim 1 wherein the hot working of step (d) is performed to reduce the thickness of said alloy down to approximately 0.2 inch.
- 6. A method according to claim 1 wherein the cold working of step (e) is performed to reduce the thickness of said alloy down to approximately 0.2 inch.
- 7. A method according to claim 1 wherein the cold working of step (g) is performed to reduce the thickness of said alloy down to approximately 0.02 inch.
- 8. A method according to claim 1 wherein said alloy additionally contains from 0.001 to 0.1% by weight silicon.
- 9. A method according to claim 1 wherein said alloy contains up to 1.0% by weight magnesium.
- 10. A method according to claim 1 wherein said alloy contains from 0.5 to 1.0% by weight zinc.
- 11. A method according to claim 1 wherein said alloy contains from 0.001 to 0.1% by weight iron.
- 12. A method according to claim 1 wherein the cadmium and tin are present in said alloy in amounts ranging from 0.05 to 0.15% by weight for each element.
- 13. A method according to claim 1 wherein the lead is present in said alloy in an amount ranging from 0.02 to 0.10% by weight.
Parent Case Info
This is a Division of application Ser. No. 707,186, filed July 21, 1976.
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3180728 |
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Divisions (1)
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