New semi-fabricated aluminium alloy products for marine applications
D.Sampath, S.Moldenhauer, H.R. Schipper & A.J Schrijvers Hoogevens Research & Development, The Netherlands
A.Haszler, G.Weber&K.Mechsner Hoogevens Aluminium Walzprodukte, Germany
L.Tack
Hoogevens Aluminium Profiltechnik,Belgium
2. CHEMISTRY OF THE ALUSTAR ALLOY
Table I shown below lists the chemical compositions of the standard AA 5083[1] and the Alustar alloys. The Alustar alloy differs from the standard AA 5083 alloy in terms of its Mg, Mn, Zn and Zr