A method for casting an aluminum wheel comprises preparing a melt having a predetermined chemistry and including silicon in a range from 8.5 to 10% mass and aluminum; degassing and refining the melt; adding a grain refiner including aluminum-titanium-vanadium-boron (AlTiVB) and a master alloy to the melt; and casting the aluminum wheel.

New 6xxx aluminum alloy products are disclosed. The new 6xxx aluminum alloy products may include tin and may realize an improved combination of properties, such as an improved combination of two or more of strength, ductility (elongation), extrudability, extrusion temperature, extrusion speed, and the absence of visually apparent surface defects.

A high performance die castable aluminum alloy is described, wherein the aluminum alloy is characterized as having a high yield strength and high conductivity compared to conventional aluminum alloys, and also a high flowability and low susceptibility to hot tearing when die cast. The aluminum alloy may contain 4-6 wt. % nickel, a yield strength of at least about 90 MPa, and an electrical conductivity of at least about 48% IACS.

Novel recycled aluminum alloys are provided for use in an impact extrusion manufacturing process to create shaped containers and other articles of manufacture. In one embodiment blends of recycled scrap aluminum are used in conjunction with relatively pure aluminum to create novel compositions which may be formed and shaped in an environmentally friendly process. Other embodiments include methods for manufacturing a slug material comprising recycled aluminum for use in the impact extraction process.

A rapidly-solidified and plastically consolidated aluminium alloy comprises between 3.00 and 10.00 wt. % of magnesium and between 1.00 and 6.00 wt. % of manganese and dispersoid forming transition elements that are selected from the group consisting of chromium, vanadium, titanium, zirconium, molybdenum, cobalt and niobium. The total amount of these transition elements is at least 0.50 wt. %. The maximum amounts of these elements is 1.50 wt. % for Cr, 1.50 wt. % for V, 1.00 wt. % for Ti, 1.00 wt. % for Zr, 1.50 wt. % for Mo, 1.50 wt. % for Co and 1.00 wt. % for Nb. The aluminium alloy is corrosion resistant and allows, due to its fine grained stabilized structure, to combine a high yield strength at room temperature with a good thermal resistance and with relatively low forming forces at high temperatures. The liquidus temperature of the alloy remains relatively low so that it can be produced easily on an industrial scale.

An apparatus for manufacturing an electrode substrate of a secondary battery may include a reinforcement body molding machine configured to mold a reinforcement body from a reinforcement material, a melting furnace configured to melt a substrate material and mix the molded reinforcement body in the melted substrate material for dispersion, a casting machine containing the reinforcement body configured to mold a slab with the melted substrate material produced by the melting furnace, and a rolling mill configured to form an electrode substrate by rolling the slab.

Described herein are novel aluminum alloys including recycled aluminum alloy materials which exhibit high strength and high formability. The aluminum alloys described herein, which are suitable for use as can end stock, for example, exhibit high strength and formability despite having a lower Mg content than traditional AA5182 aluminum alloys used to produce can end stock. The present disclosure provides a cost-effective alternative to the use of AA5182 alloy for can end stock.

The present invention relates to aluminum alloy products that can be riveted and possess excellent ductility and toughness properties. The present invention also relates to a method of producing the aluminum alloy products. In particular, these products have application in the automotive industry.

The invention relates to an AlSiMgX master alloy, especially suitable for increasing the Magnesium concentration of aluminium foundry alloy melts. The invention also relates to a process for increasing the Mg content of aluminium foundry alloys by use of the AlSiMgX master alloy in preparing a target aluminium alloy. The AlSiMgX master alloy comprises: Mg 1.3-6.5 wt %, Si 6.5-11.5 wt %, Cu 0-1 wt %, Mn 0-1.0 wt %, Fe0.40 wt %, Ti0.18 wt %, Sr0.10 wt %, balance Al and incidental impurities.

The present disclosure provides a 5XXX aluminum alloy capable of refining MIG weld grains and a preparation method and application thereof. The 5XXX aluminum alloy includes the following compositions in percentage by weight: 4.0-4.9% of Mg, 0.2-0.5% of Mn, 0.01-0.06% of Ti, 0.1-0.35% of Fe, less than 0.05% of B, and the balance of Al and inevitable impurities. The preparation method includes subjecting raw materials to casting to obtain an ingot, where the Ti is added through an Al-5Ti-1B intermediate alloy at 750-770 C.; subjecting the ingot to homogenization treatment at 500-520 C. for 3-5 h; and subjecting the ingot to hot rolling, cold rolling and annealing. The 5XXX aluminum alloy of the present disclosure can effectively adjust the grain size in a weld zone and a fusion zone when applied to MIG welding, grains in the weld zone are refined to 30-40 m, and the weld strength is greatly improved.