Patent ID: 8697248
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: B22D,B22F,C22C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An aluminum alloy product comprising: a first-product portion; a central-product portion; and a second-product portion; wherein the central-product portion is disposed between the first-product portion and the second-product portion; wherein the first-product portion, the central-product portion, and the second-product portion each have particulate matter; wherein the central-product portion has a higher concentration of particulate matter than each of the first-product portion and the second-product portion, wherein the particulate matter is selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, boron carbide, silicon carbide and boron nitride, and the aluminum alloy product has a thickness ranging from between about 0.004 inches to about 0.25 inches, and wherein the aluminum alloy product is selected from the group consisting of a single-cast aluminum alloy strip, a single-cast aluminum alloy sheet, a single-cast aluminum alloy panel, a single-cast aluminum alloy slab, a single-cast aluminum alloy foil, a single-cast aluminum alloy wire, a single-cast aluminum alloy rod, and a single-cast aluminum alloy bar.