US 12,110,574 B2
Aluminum container
John L. Siles, Westminster, CO (US); Samuel Melancon, Quebec (CA); Stanley Platek, Edgewater, MD (US); and Anthony Chatey, Kolin (CZ)
Assigned to Ball Corporation, Westminster, CO (US)
Filed by BALL CORPORATION, Westminster, CO (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/074,644.
Application 18/074,644 is a division of application No. 16/474,953, granted, now 11,519,057, previously published as PCT/US2016/069454, filed on Dec. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0104147 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B21C 23/18 (2006.01); B65D 1/02 (2006.01); C22C 21/00 (2006.01); C22F 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC C22C 21/00 (2013.01) [B21C 23/18 (2013.01); B65D 1/0207 (2013.01); C22F 1/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A metal container, comprising:
a body, comprising:
a diameter between about 0.86 inches and about 3 inches;
a height between about 2.3 inches and about 11 inches; and
a wall with a thickness of between about 0.003 inches and about 0.16 inches; and
wherein a material of the body comprises:
at least about 97.56 wt. % Al;
between about 0.07-0.46 wt. % Si;
between about 0.22-0.44 wt. % Fe;
between about 0.04-0.65 wt. % Mn;
between about 0.02-0.73 wt. % Mg;
between about 0.02-0.05 wt. % Ti;
at most about 0.15 wt. % impurities; and
a balance comprising at least one of Cu, Zn, and Cr.