Provided is a method of heat treating a die cast aluminum alloy component. A die cast component has at least one thin walled region with a thickness of 5 mm. The alloy has silicon at 6.5 mass % to 15.5 mass %, copper at 0.1 mass % to 3.5 mass %, magnesium at 0.5 mass %, manganese at 0.6 mass %, and chromium at 0.6 mass %. The method includes quenching the die cast component at a cooling rate of about 100 C./second to a first temperature of less than 50 C. and age hardening by heating the die cast component to a second temperature of about 150 C. for a predetermined duration of time to facilitate formation of particles of Mg.sub.2Si in an aluminum alloy matrix. The aluminum alloy treated by the method can form lightweight, high strength, high ductility components.

A swash plate includes 34.5 to 43.0 wt % of copper (Cu) and 0.5 to 2.8 wt % of silicon (Si), with a remainder of aluminum (Al) and other inevitable impurities.

The application is directed towards methods for purifying an aluminum feedstock material. A method provides: (a) feeding an aluminum feedstock into a cell (b) directing an electric current into an anode through an electrolyte and into a cathode, wherein the anode comprises an elongate vertical anode, and wherein the cathode comprises an elongate vertical cathode, wherein the anode and cathode are configured to extend into the electrolyte zone, such that within the electrolyte zone the anode and cathode are configured with an anode-cathode overlap and an anode-cathode distance; and producing some purified aluminum product from the aluminum feedstock.

A coating for a carrier material made of a steel material for joining to an aluminum material includes a first sublayer on the core part side and a second sublayer on the outside. On average, the coating includes approximately 1 to 10 wt. % silicon and iron, the remainder being aluminum. The first sublayer at least approximately includes 42 wt. % iron, 11 wt. % silicon, and no more than approximately 45 wt. % aluminum, which constitutes the remainder, and has a thickness of no more than approximately 3.5 m. The second sublayer includes approximately 1 to 10 wt. % silicon, the remainder being aluminum, and has a thickness of approximately 5 to approximately 95 mm.

The invention relates to a rolled product with state T351, having thickness of between 15 and 50 mm, made from aluminum alloy having the following composition, in % by weight, Cu: 3.85-4.15; Mg: 0.95-1.25; Mn: 0.45-0.57; Zr: 0.09-0.16; Ti: 0.005-0.1; Fe: <0.070; Si: <0.060; with Cu+Mg5.15; other lesser elements 0.05 each and less than 0.15 in total, the remainder being aluminum.

A fishing jig is disclosed. The fishing jig includes a semitransparent skirt having a generally tubular body that extends between a closed head end and a tail end that includes an opening. A channel is formed within the tubular body and extends from the opening toward the head end. The fishing jig also includes a jig head positioned within the channel of the skirt and at least partially visible through the skirt. The jig head may include a body having a first side and a second side, an eye positioned on each of the first side and the second side, the eyes being visible through the skirt, and a hook that extends from the body and through the opening in the skirt. The fishing jig may mimic the look and motion of bait fish.

Disclosed is a high-elasticity aluminum alloy which contains carbide to improve enlogation. Further, a method of manufacturing the high-elasticity aluminum alloy is provided. The method includes steps of: charging pure aluminum and an Al-5B master alloy in a melting furnace to form a first molten metal; charging an Al-10Ti master alloy in the first molten metal to form a second molten metal; charging silicon (Si) element in the second molten metal to form a third molten metal; adding carbon (C) to the third molten metal to form a fourth molten metal; and tapping the fourth molten metal into a mold to cast the fourth molten metal.

The invention relates to a method for the production of a mechanical part, comprising the following successive steps: casting of a billet of aluminum alloy with a composition (in weight %) of 0.4-3.0 Si; 0.6-2.0 Mg; 0.20-1.0 Cu; 0.15-1.8 Fe; Mn<0.5; Ni<1; Ti<0.15; Cr<0.35; Bi<0.8; Pb<0.4; Zr<0.04; other elements <0.05 each and <0.15 total, the remainder being aluminum; homogenization of the billet; extrusion of the billet in order to obtain an extruded product; quenching while at extrusion heat; optional cold-deformation and/or straightening, typically by means of pulling and/or drawing, and/or curing of the extruded product; tempering; optional cold-deformation of the extruded product, typically by drawing; machining of the resulting extruded product in order to obtain a turned mechanical part; optional shaping of the resulting mechanical part; anodizing of the resulting mechanical part at a temperature of between 15 and 40 C with a solution comprising between 100 and 250 g/l sulphuric acid and between 10 and 30 g/l oxalic acid and between 5 and 30 g/l of at least one polyol. The anodized turned mechanical parts obtained using the method of the invention have, in particular, advantageous roughness and excellent corrosion resistance and can be used, in particular, as brake pistons or gearbox elements.

A die casting method and apparatus are provided, thereby making it possible to produce a thin diecast product that has hitherto been considered impossible to realize, and a diecast product is also provided. A semi-solidified metallic material is formed having particles in solid phase of a particle size less than 30 m, and is thereupon injected into a die. A die casting machine has a sleeve into which a melt of metallic material is poured, and the semi-solidifying material there when it has a certain proportion of solid phase reached is injected into the die with a plunger to which pressure is applied. The melt of metallic material is poured into the sleeve so that the material occupies inside the sleeve at a proportion in vertical cross-sectional area of 30% or less. The particle size in this semi-solid material is held unvaried in a product as diecast.

A medical scope device such as an endoscope is produced using a cast aluminum process including a molten casting aluminum alloy including a maximum of 0.2-0.3% Si and at least 5% Zn. The process includes providing an investment casting mold, casting the aluminum alloy in the mold to create a component and removing the mold from the component, post-machining the component to meet a desired specification, and after post-machining the component, performing surface finishing, such as centrifugal barrel finishing (CBF) sufficient to remove impurities on casting surfaces by 2-3 mils, then coating the component with a micro-crystalline aluminum anodic coating of at least 0.5 mil thickness. A medical scope and product-by-process is also provided employing such techniques.