| CPC C22F 1/057 (2013.01) [C22C 21/16 (2013.01); C22C 21/18 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. A method comprising:
prior to solution heat treatment, cold forming an unrecrystallized extruded aluminum-lithium product into a second product form;
(i) wherein the unrecrystallized extruded aluminum-lithium product comprises from 0.2-5.0 wt. % Li;
(ii) wherein the unrecrystallized extruded aluminum-lithium product is predominately unrecrystallized;
(iii) wherein the cold forming comprising initiating the cold forming when the unrecrystallized extruded aluminum-lithium product has a temperature of not greater than 400° F.;
(iv) wherein the cold forming comprises plastically deforming the unrecrystallized extruded aluminum-lithium product, wherein the plastically deforming comprises at least one of:
(A) non-uniformly deforming the unrecrystallized extruded aluminum-lithium product, wherein, due to the non-uniform deforming, a first portion of the second product form realizes a first strain amount and a second portion of the second product form realizes a second strain amount, wherein the first strain amount is at least 1% different than the second strain amount; and
(B) applying curvature to the unrecrystallized extruded aluminum-lithium product, wherein the second product form comprises at least one arcuate surface;
(v) wherein the second product form is predominately unrecrystallized.
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