Patent ID: 6902699

Claim:
A method of producing an aluminum alloy comprising providing a metal powder comprising 89 atomic % to 99 atomic % aluminum; 1 atomic % to 11 atomic % of a secondary metal selected from the group consisting of magnesium, lithium, silicon, titanium, zirconium, and combinations thereof; and up to about 10 atomic % of a tertiary metal selected from the group consisting of Be, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Y, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd, W, and combinations thereof; and, processing the metal powder with a nanostructured material synthesis technique such that at least 0.3 weight % nitrogen is added to the metal; wherein refractory material is not added to the metal during processing.