Method of storing and transporting aluminium alloy coiled products

Abstract

A method of storing and transporting a set of multiple coils of 6xxx-series aluminium alloy sheet material in a T4 or T4P condition, wherein the coils are stored and transported in a housing defining a storage area adapted and configured to receive and store the coils, and wherein the housing is formed by an intermodal container and includes a temperature control unit integrated with the housing operative to control the temperature within the storage area defined by the housing to a temperature in a range of 15° C. or less.

1 . A method comprising:
 storing and transporting a set of multiple coils of 6xxx-series aluminium alloy sheet material in a T4 or T4P condition,   wherein said coils are stored and transported in a housing defining a storage area adapted and configured to receive and store said coils, and   wherein the housing is formed by an intermodal container and comprises a temperature control unit integrated with said housing and operative to control the temperature within said storage area defined by said housing to a temperature in a range of 18° or less.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a power source operative to provide power to said temperature control unit. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the temperature within said storage area is controlled to a temperature in a range of 1° C. to 15° C. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the aluminium alloy sheet material is made from an alloy selected from one of the AA registered alloys 6005, 6111, 6013, 6014, 6016, 6022, 6056. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein each individual coil within the set of coils is covered with a packaging. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the packaging, is tightly wrapped around the individual coil. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the packaging material comprises an anti-humidity material. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the sides of each individual coil facing the sheet edges are fully covered with a protective material against abrasion. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein each individual coil within the set of coils is covered with a volatile corrosion inhibitor comprising packaging material. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the housing within the storage area comprises at least one module of an anti-humidity material. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the set of multiple coils of aluminium alloy sheet material has a number of coils in a range of 2 to 20. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the set of multiple coils of aluminium alloy sheet material are stored for at least 30 days within said housing. 
     
     
         13 . A method of using an intermodal container having a housing defining a storage area adapted and configured to receive and store multiple coils of aluminium alloy sheet material, comprising storing and transporting said multiple coils of 6xxx-series aluminium alloy sheet material in a T4 or T4P condition in the intermodal container, wherein the housing comprises a temperature control unit integrated with said housing and operative to control the temperature within said storage area to a temperature in a range of 18° C. or less. 
     
     
         14 . Kit-of-parts formed by a set of multiple coils of 6xxx-series aluminium alloy sheet material in a T4 or T4P condition and an intermodal container having a housing defining a storage area adapted and configured to receive and store and transporting said coils, the housing comprises a temperature control unit integrated with said housing and operative to control the temperature within said storage area to a temperature in a range of 18° C. or less, for storing and transporting said set of multiple coils. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the temperature within said storage area is controlled to temperature in a range of 15° C. or less. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the temperature within said storage area is controlled to temperature in a range of 8° C. to 15° C. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the packaging is a plastic foil. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the packaging material comprises an anti-humidity material, inside the packaging material. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the set of multiple coils of aluminium alloy sheet material are stored for at least 60 days within said housing. 
     
     
         20 . The method of use according to  claim 13 , wherein the temperature control unit integrated with said housing is operative to control the temperature within said storage area to temperature in a range of 15° C. or less, for storing and transporting the set of multiple coils of 6xxx-series aluminium alloy sheet material in T4 or T4P condition. 
     
     
         21 . The Kit-of-parts of  claim 14 , wherein the housing temperature control unit integrated with said housing is operative to control the temperature within said storage area to a temperature in a range of 15° C. or less, for storing and transporting the set of multiple coils in T4 or T4P condition.