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Method of making wrought aluminous metal articles

Assignee: Reynolds Metals Co
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Filing: 1968-01-16
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Granted: 1971-03-23
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Expires: 1988-01-16
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Abstract

Abstract Aluminum foil and other wrought articles including drawn and ironed can bodies are produced from aluminum base alloys containing up to about 2.5 percent iron, having a low work hardening rate above 75 percent reduction and sufficient ductility at high cold work levels to permit cold working to the extent of at least 90 percent without the necessity of annealing or stress relieving.

Inventors

  • 👤 Linton D Bylund

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 17:28
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22C; C22C21/00; C22C21/06; C22C21/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/4998; Y10T29/49988; Y10T29/49991

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 119 words
The method of making wrought aluminous metal articles, comprising the steps of providing an alloy consisting essentially of aluminum, from 0.6 percent to about 2.5 percent iron, by weight, and about 0.05-1.0 percent total of silicon and incidental elements not exceeding 0.25 percent each from the group consisting of copper, manganese, magnesium, chromium, nickel, zinc and titanium, said alloy having a low work-hardening rate in the region about 90 reduction; and finishing the alloy by working, including hot rolling the alloy to a hot line gauge suitable for multistand cold rolling and rolling the alloy from said hot line gauge to a coilable strip gauge in a plurality of cold rolling passes without annealing the alloy between successive passes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 36 words
The method of claim 2, in which said finishing includes cold rolling the alloy from a hot line gauge of about 0.125 inch in two passes to produce strip having a thickness of about 0.02 inch.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
The method of claim 2, in which said finishing includes rolling said coilable strip into foil in a plurality of cold rolling passes without annealing the strip between successive passes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
The method of claim 4, w in which said finishing includes rolling the alloy from hot line gauge into foil in a plurality of cold rolling passes without annealing the alloy between successive passes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 36 words
The method of claim 5, in which said finishing includes rolling the alloy into foil in a plurality of cold rolling passes from hot line gauge in as-rolled condition without annealing the alloy between successive passes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 21 words
The method of claim 2, including the additional step of casting an ingot of the alloy preparatory to said hot rolling.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 61 words
The method of claim 2, in which said finishing includes cold rolling the alloy in said plurality of rolling passes to produce strip having a thickness of about 0.02 inch, and, without any thermal treatment of the strip, forming a can body therefrom by drawing and ironing the strip, the resulting can body having a wall thickness of about 0.007 inch.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 32 words
The method of claim 8, including the step of annealing the alloy at hot line gauge before cold rolling, to reduce earring of the can body during said drawing and ironing operation.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-03-22 1974-09-21 1975-03-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-03-22 1978-09-21 1979-03-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-03-22 1982-09-21 1983-03-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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