Global Patent Index - EP 4386097 A1

EP 4386097 A1 20240619 - 7XXX WROUGHT PRODUCTS WITH IMPROVED COMPROMISE OF TENSILE AND TOUGHNESS PROPERTIES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING

Title (en)

7XXX WROUGHT PRODUCTS WITH IMPROVED COMPROMISE OF TENSILE AND TOUGHNESS PROPERTIES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING

Title (de)

7XXX-LEGIERUNG MIT VERBESSERTEN ZUG- UND ZÄHIGKEITSEIGENSCHAFTEN UND VERFAHREN ZU IHRER HERSTELLUNG

Title (fr)

PRODUITS ECROUIS EN ALLIAGE 7XXX AVEC UN COMPROMIS AMÉLIORÉ DE PROPRIÉTÉS DE TRACTION ET DE TÉNACITÉ ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION

Publication

EP 4386097 A1 20240619 (EN)

Application

EP 22213912 A 20221215

Priority

US 202263387018 P 20221212

Abstract (en)

The present invention relates to wrought 7xxx aluminum alloy product comprising in weight % Zn 6.7 - 7.4, Mg 1.35 - 1.75, Cu 1.85 - 2.35, Zr 0.04 - 0.14, Mn 0 - 0.5, Ti 0 - 0.15, V 0 - 0.15, Cr 0 - 0.25, Fe ≤0.05, Si≤0.05 with a Fe+Si ≤ 0.08 % and artificially aged wherein the total equivalent aging time t(eq) at 155°C is comprised from 24 hours to 45 hours which permits to optimize the compromise between tensile yield strength and toughness with improved cryogenic fracture toughness and fatigue resistance in corrosive environment.

IPC 8 full level

C22C 21/18 (2006.01); C22F 1/053 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C22C 21/18 (2013.01); C22F 1/053 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4386097 A1 20240619

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 22213912 A 20221215