Metal treatment – Process of modifying or maintaining internal physical... – With casting or solidifying from melt
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-08
2011-03-08
King, Roy (Department: 1733)
Metal treatment
Process of modifying or maintaining internal physical...
With casting or solidifying from melt
C148S694000, C148S701000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07901522
ABSTRACT:
An aluminium alloy having high mechanical strength and low quench sensitivity comprising 4.6 to 5.2 wt. % Zn, 2.6 to 3.0 wt. % Mg, 0.1 to 0.2 wt. % Cu, 0.05 to 0.2 wt. % Zr, max. 0.05 wt. % Mn, max. 0.05 wt. % Cr, max. 0.15 wt. % Fe, max. 0.15 wt. % Si, max. 0.10 wt. % Ti and aluminium as the remainder along with production related impurities, individually max. 0.05 wt. %, in total max. 0.15 wt. %. A process for producing plates having a thickness of more than 300 mm for manufacturing moulds for injection-moulding plastics is made up of the following steps: continuous casting the alloy into ingots having a thickness greater than 300 mm, heating the ingots to a temperature of 470 to 490° C. with a max. heating rate of 20° C./h between 170 and 410° C., homogenising the ingots for 10 to 14 h at a temperature of 470 to 490° C., cooling the ingots in still air to an intermediate temperature of 400-410° C., cooling the ingots by means of forced air cooling from the intermediate temperature of 400-410° C. to a temperature of less than 100° C., cooling the ingots to room temperature, artificially age-hardening the ingots at elevated temperature. The artificially age-hardened ingots can be employed for manufacturing moulds for injection-moulding plastics.
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Hollrigl Gunther
Jaquerod Christophe
Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
Bachman & LaPointe P.C.
King Roy
Morillo Janelle
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