EP2885438A1 - Alliages d'aluminium lithium de série 2xxx - Google Patents
Alliages d'aluminium lithium de série 2xxxInfo
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- Aluminum alloys are useful in a variety of applications. However, improving one property of an aluminum alloy without degrading another property often proves elusive. For example, it is difficult to increase the strength of an alloy without decreasing the toughness of an alloy. Other properties of interest for aluminum alloys include corrosion resistance and fatigue crack growth rate resistance, to name two.
- the present patent application relates to wrought 2xxx aluminum lithium alloy products having improved properties.
- the wrought 2xxx aluminum lithium alloy products have 3.0 to 3.8 wt. % Cu, 0.05 to 0.35 wt. % Mg, 0.975 to 1.385 wt. % Li, where -0.3*Mg-0.15Cu +1.65 ⁇ Li ⁇ -0.3*Mg-0.15Cu +1.85, 0.05 to 0.50 wt. % of a grain structure control element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Sc. Cr, V, Hf, other rare earth elements, and combinations thereof, up to 1 ,0 wt. % Zn, up to 1 ,0 wt.
- Wrought products incorporating such alloy compositions may achieve improved properties.
- the wrought products are generally in the form of sheet or thin plate having a thickness of from about 0.040 inch to about 0.500 inch.
- the wrought aluminum alloy product has a thickness of at least 0.050 inch.
- a thick wrought aluminum alloy product has a thickness of at least 0.060 inch.
- the improved properties described herein may be achieved with thick wrought products having a thickness of up to 0.400 inch, or up to 0.300 inch, or up to 0.250 inch.
- thickness refers to the minimum thickness of the product, realizing that some portions of the product may realize slightly larger thicknesses than the minimum stated.
- Copper (Cu) is included in the new alloy, and generally in the range of from 3.0 wt. % to 3.8 wt. % Cu.
- the new alloy includes at least 3.1 wt. % Cu.
- the new alloy may include at least 3.2 wt. % Cu, or at least 3,3 wt. % Cu , or at least 3.35 wt. % Cu, , or at least 3.4 wt. % Cu,
- the new alloy includes not greater than 3.75 wt, % Cu.
- the new alloy may include not greater than 3.7 wt. % Cu, or not greater than 3.65 wt. % Cu, or not greater than 3.6 wt. % Cu.
- Magnesium (Mg) is included in the new alloy, and generally in the range of from 0.05 wt. % to 0.35 wt. % Mg.
- the new alloy includes at least 0.10 wt. % Mg.
- the new alloy may include at least 0.15 wt, % Mg.
- the new alloy includes not greater than 0,35 wt. % Mg.
- the new alloy may include not greater than 0.30 wt. % Mg, or not greater than 0,25 wt. % Mg.
- Lithium (Li) is included in the new alloy, and generally in the range of from 0.975 wt. % to 1.385.
- the new alloy includes at least 1.005 wt. % Li. in other embodiments, the new alloy may include at least 1.035 wt. % Li, or at least 1 ,050 wt. % Li, or at least, or at least 1.065 wt. % Li, or at least 1.080 wt. % Li, or at least 1.100 wt. % Li, or at least 1.125 wt. % Li, or at least 1.150 wt. %. In one embodiment, the new alloy includes not greater than 1.355 wt. % Li.
- the new alloy includes not greater than 1 ,325 wt. % Li, or not greater than 1.310 wt. %, or not greater than 1.290 wt, % Li, or not greater than 1.270 wt. % Li, or not greater than 1.250 wt. % Li.
- the combined amounts of Cu, Mg, and Li may be related to realization of improved properties.
- the aluminum alloy includes Cu, Mg, and Li per the above requirements, and in accordance with the following expression:
- Aluminum alloy products having an amount of Cu, Mg, and Li falling within the scope of these expressions may realize an improved combination of properties (e.g., an improved strength-toughness relationship) .
- Zinc (Zn) may optionally be included in the new alloy and up to 1.0 wt. % Z ' n, In one embodiment, the new alloy includes at least 0.20 wt. % Zn. In one embodiment, the new alloy includes at least 0.30 wt. % Zn. In one embodiment, the new alloy includes not greater than 0.50 wt, % Zn, In another embodiment, the new alloy includes not greater than 0.40 wt. % Zn.
- Manganese (Mn) may optionally be included in the new alloy, and in an amount up to 1.0 wt. %,
- the new alloy includes at least 0.05 wt. % Mn. in other embodiments, the new alloy includes at least 0.10 wt. % Mn, or at least 0.15 wt. % Mn, or at least 0,2 wt. % Mn. In one embodiment, the new alloy includes not greater than 0.8 wt. % Mn. In other embodiments, the new alloy includes not greater than 0.7 wt. % Mn, or not greater than 0.6 wt. % Mn, or not greater than 0,5 wt. % Mn, or not greater than 0.4 wt.
- manganese may he considered both an alloying ingredient and a grain structure control element—the manganese retained in solid solution may enhance a mechanical property of the alloy (e.g., strength), while the manganese in particulate form (e.g., as Ai 6 Mn, Al 12 Mn 3 Si 2 — sometimes referred to as dispersoids) may assist with grain structure control.
- Mn is separately defined with its own composition limits in the present patent application, it is not within the definition of "grain structure control element" (described below) for the purposes of the present patent application.
- the alloy may include 0.05 to 0.50 wt. % of at least one grain structure control element selected from the group consisting of zirconium (Zr), scandium (Sc), chromium (Cr), vanadium (V) and/or hafnium (Hf), and/or other rare earth elements, and such that the utilized grain structure control element(s) is/are maintained below maximum solubility.
- grain structure control element means elements or compounds that are deliberate alloying additions with the goal of forming second phase particles, usually in the solid state, to control solid state grain structure changes during thermal processes, such as recovery and recrystallization.
- grain structure control elements include Zr, Sc, Cr, V, Hf, and other rare earth elements, to name a few, but excludes Mn.
- the amount of grain structure control material utilized in an alloy is generally dependent on the type of material utilized for grain structure control and/or the alloy production process.
- the grain structure control element is Zr
- the alloy includes from 0.05 wt. % to 0.20 wt. % Zr.
- the alloy includes from 0.05 wt. % to 0.15 wt. % Zr.
- the alloy includes 0.07 to 0,14 wt, % Zr.
- the alloy includes 0.08 - 0.13 wt. % Zr
- the aluminum alloy includes at least 0,07 wt. % Zr.
- the aluminum alloy includes at least 0.08 wt. % Zr.
- the aluminum alloy includes not greater than 0,18 wt. % Zr. In another embodiment, the aluminum alloy includes not greater than 0.15 wt. % Zr, In another embodiment, the aluminum alloy includes not greater than 0.14 wt. % Zr, In another embodiment, the aluminum alloy includes not greater than 0.13 wt, % Zr.
- the alloy may include up to 0.15 wt, % Ti cumulatively for grain refining and/or other purposes.
- Grain refiners are inoculants or nuclei to seed new grains during solidification of the alloy.
- An example of a grain refiner is a 9.525 mm rod comprising 96% aluminum, 3% titanium (Ti) and 1% boron (B), where virtually all boron is present as finely dispersed TiB 2 particles.
- the grain refining rod is fed in-line into the molten alloy flowing into the casting pit at a controlled rate.
- the amount of grain refiner included in the alloy is generally dependent on the type of material utilized for grain refining and the alloy production process.
- grain refiners examples include Ti combined with B (e.g., ⁇ 2) or carbon (TiC), although other grain refiners, such as Al-Ti master alloys may be utilized.
- B e.g., ⁇ 2
- TiC carbon
- grain refiners are added in an amount ranging from 0.0003 wt. % to 0,005 wt. % to the alloy, depending on the desired as-cast grain size.
- Ti may be separately added to the alloy in an amount up to 0.15 wt. %, depending on product form, to increase the effectiveness of grain refiner, and typically in the range of 0.01 to 0.03 wt. % Ti.
- Ti is included in the alloy, it is generally present in an amount of from 0.01 to 0,10 wt, %.
- the aluminum alloy includes a grain refiner, and the grain refiner is at least one of TiB? and TiC, where the wt. % of Ti in the alloy is from 0.01 to 0.06 wt. %, or from 0.01 to 0.03 wt. %.
- the aluminum alloy may include iron (Fe) and silicon (Si), typically as impurities,
- the iron content of the new alloy should generally not exceed 0.15 wt. %, In one embodiment, the iron content of the alloy is not greater than 0.12 wt. %. In other embodiments, the aluminum alloy includes not greater than 0.10 wt. % Fe, or not greater than 0.08 wt. % Fe, or not greater than 0.05 wt. % Fe, or not greater than 0.04 wt. % Fe.
- the silicon content of the new alloy should generally not exceed 0.12 wt. %. In one embodiment, the silicon content of the alloy is not greater than 0.10 wt % Si, or not greater than 0.08 wt. % Si, or not greater than 0.06 wt. % Si, or not greater than 0.04 wt. % Si, or not greater than 0.03 wt. % Si.
- silver (Ag) is considered an impurity, and, in these embodiments, is included in the definition of "other elements", defined below, i.e., is at an impurity level of 0.10 wt. % or less, depending on which "other element'' limits are applied to the alloy.
- silver is purposefully included in the alloy (e.g., for strength) and in an amount of from 0.1 1 wt. % to 0.50 wt. %.
- the new 2xxx aluminum lithium alloys generally contain low amounts of "other elements” (e.g., casting aids and impurities, other than the iron and silicon).
- “other elements” means any other element of the periodic table except for aluminum and the above-described copper, magnesium, lithium, zinc, manganese, grain structure control elements (i.e., Zr, Sc. Cr, V Hf, and other rare earth elements), iron and/or silicon, as applicable, described above, in one embodiment, the new 2xxx aluminum lithium alloys contain not more than 0.1.0 wt. % each of any other element, with the total combined amount of these other elements not exceeding 0.35 wt. %.
- each one of these other elements does not exceed 0.05 wt. % in the 2xxx aluminum lithium alloy, and the total combined amount of these other elements does not exceed 0.15 wt. % in the 2xxx aluminum lithium alloy. In another embodiment, each one of these other elements, individually, does not exceed 0,03 wt. % in the 2xxx aluminum lithium alloy, and the total combined amount of these other elements does not exceed 0.10 wt. % in the 2xxx aluminum lithium alloy.
- the new alloys may be used in all wrought product forms, including plate, forgings and extrusions,
- the new alloy can be prepared into wrought form, and in the appropriate temper, by more or less conventional practices, including direct chill (DC) casting the aluminum alloy into ingot form.
- DC direct chill
- these ingots may be further processed by hot working the product.
- the product may then be optionally cold worked, optionally annealed, solution heat treated, quenched, and final cold worked. After the final cold working step, the product may be artificially aged.
- the products may be produced in a T3 or T8 temper.
- Wrought aluminum alloy product means an aluminum alloy product that is hot worked after casting, and includes rolled products (sheet and thin plate), forged products, and extruded products.
- Formged aluminum alloy product means a wrought aluminum alloy product that is either die forged or hand forged.
- Solution heat treating means exposure of an aluminum alloy to elevated temperature for the purpose of placing solute(s) into solid solution.
- Hot working means working the aluminum alloy product at elevated temperature, generally at least 250°F.
- Cold working means working the aluminum alloy product at temperatures that are not considered hot working temperatures, generally below about 25Q°F.
- Artificially aging means exposure of an aluminum alloy to elevated temperature for the purpose of precipitating solute(s). Artificial aging may occur in one or a plurality of steps, which can include varying temperatures and/or exposure times,
- FIGS. 1-3 are graphs illustrating the performance of Alloy A of Example 1.
- Alloy A An example alloy (Alloy A) was cast as ingot and homogenized.
- the composition of Alloy A is shown in Table 1 , below.
- Alloy A was then hot rolled to a gauge of 2.5 inch, after which it was solution heat treated and quenched, and then stretched, and then artificially aged to a T8 temper. A portion of this plate (17 inches by 14.5 inches) was then heated to about 900°F, and then processed to a final thickness of 0.125 inch using the following process:
- the material was first hot rolled and the first two hot rolling passes were in the transverse direction to broaden the sheet to 19 in. wide and the material was hot rolled in 10 rolling passes to a thickness of approximately 0.25 in. Following hot rolling the material was anneal at 800°F for 4 hours, then cooled 50°F/hr to room temperature. After annealing the material was cold rolled to a final thickness of 0.125 in.
- FCG Fatigue crack growth
- test data for Alloy A was compared to the incumbent fuselage skin alloy, Alclad 2524-T3, the result of which are illustrated in FIGS. 1 -3, below..
- the test data shown are from M(T) specimens of the same geometry as the C77W specimen.
- the test was run in accordance with ASTM E 647 using a constant gradient.
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