Improved Self-Piercing Rivet Die and Associated Methods

A die for a self-piercing rivet system includes an upper surface and a cavity. The cavity includes a sidewall surface and a bottom surface. The die includes at least one of a groove on the upper surface that at least partially surrounds the cavity, a rib on the sidewall surface and extending along the sidewall surface within the cavity, or a rib on the bottom surface and extending along the bottom surface within the cavity

Aluminum Cans for Slushed Beverages and Methods of Making Slushed Beverages in Aluminum Cans

Described herein are aluminum alloy products for slushed beverages and methods of making slushed beverages in aluminum beverages cans. In some examples, an aluminum beverage can may comprise an organic coating or a hydrophobic coating to substantially prevent ice formation at the walls of the can body. In some examples, a gas or nucleating particle can be used to form the slushed beverage. In some examples, a method can comprise rotating or vibrating an aluminum beverage can to produce a slushed beverage

Aluminum alloy compositions and properties extracted from a corpus of scientific manuscripts and US patents

AbstractResearchers continue to explore and develop aluminum alloys with new compositions and improved performance characteristics. An understanding of the current design space can help accelerate the discovery of new alloys. We present two datasets: 1) chemical composition, and 2) mechanical properties for predominantly wrought aluminum alloys. The first dataset contains 14,884 entries on aluminum alloy compositions extracted from academic literature and US patents using text processing techniques, including 550 wrought aluminum alloys which are already registered with the Aluminum Association. The second dataset contains 1,278 entries on mechanical properties for aluminum alloys, where each entry is associated with a particular wrought series designation, extracted from tables in academic literature.</jats:p