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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142578 | Process for manufacturing hot-forged parts made of a magnesium alloy A process for manufacturing a process for manufacturing a part made of a magnesium alloy is disclosed. The process includes a step of forging a block of the alloy followed by a heat treatment. The alloy is a casting alloy based on 85% magnesium, and containing, by w... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8062439 | Magnesium alloy plate and method for production thereof A magnesium alloy sheet having an adequate strength and an excellent bendability is provided along with a method of manufacturing such an alloy sheet. The method comprises, rolling a magnesium alloy sheet through a reduction roll, the alloy thereof containing about ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7967928 | Methods of extruding magnesium alloys Methods of extruding magnesium-based casting alloys are provided. The magnesium alloys have relatively high strength and castibility, as well as an improved ductility and extrudability for wrought alloy applications. The magnesium-based wrought alloy comprises alumi... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7879165 | Method for producing magnesium alloy plate and magnesium alloy plate The present invention provides a method for producing a magnesium alloy sheet capable of producing a magnesium alloy sheet having excellent plastic workability such as press workability. The method of the present invention includes rolling a magnesium alloy blank wi... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7228629 | Method of spin forming an automotive wheel rim The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a three piece aluminum wheel assembly comprising the steps of providing a pair of circular blanks made of a heat treatable alloy to be formed into preforms of a general shape. The preforms are subjected ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7083689 | Method for fabricating magnesium alloy billets for a thixoforming process A method for fabricating a magnesium alloy billet for a thixoforming process capable of enhancing the mechanical properties of a forming product by inducing plastic deformation of an AZ91D magnesium alloy included extrusion and compression and forming a fine recryst... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7048812 | Creep resistant magnesium alloy A magnesium based alloy consists of, by weight: 1.4–1.9% neodymium, 0.8–1.2% rare earth element(s) other than neodymium, 0.4–0.7% zinc, 0.3–1% zirconium, 0–0.3% manganese, and 0–0.1% oxidation inhibiting element(s) the remainder being magnesium except fo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6893515 | Manufacturing process for highly ductile magnesium alloy The present invention is related to a manufacturing process for highly ductile magnesium alloy, which is processable under plasticization at ambient temperature. The process includes melting in vacuum melt furnace or inert gas protected furnace, teeming into ingot, ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6818080 | Method for manufacturing shaped light metal article A manufacturing method for a shaped light metal article includes the steps of forming a plastic worked article by plastic working an article for plastic working made of light metal material, and subjecting the plastic worked article to a post-plastic working heat tr... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6544357 | Selected processing for non-equilibrium light alloys and products A new class of light or reactive elements and monophase '-matrix magnesium- and aluminum-based alloys with superior engineering properties, for the latter being based on a homogeneous solute distribution or a corrosion-resistant and metallic shiny ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6511560 | Thin, forged magnesium alloy casing and method for producing same A thin, forged magnesium alloy casing is integrally constituted by a thin plate with projections on either or both surfaces, and the thin plate is as thin as about 1.5 mm or less. The thin forged casing can be produced by (a) carrying out a first forging ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6471797 | Quasicrystalline phase-reinforced Mg-based metallic alloy with high warm and hot formability and method of making the same Disclosed is a quasicrystalline phase-reinforced Mg-based metallic alloy with high warm and hot formability, and making method thereof. The metallic alloy comprises a composition of Mg--1~10 at % Zn--0.1~3 at % Y, in which a two-phase region consisting of... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6350328 | Metal injection molding Feed material for use in producing a thixotropic alloy comprising pellets in the form of a solid cylinder having a length to diameter ratio in the range of from 1:1 to 2:1 and a maximum length of 0.250 inch.... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6306231 | Method of producing light metal alloy material for plastic working and plastic-worked product A light metal alloy material has excellent plastic workability. The method of producing the light metal alloy material comprises a light metal as a matrix, which is injection-molded at a solid phase proportion of not more than 20%. The injection molded ma... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6264762 | Corrosion resistant magnesium compositions and applications thereof A magnesium alloy material includes magnesium; more than 1 wt. % manganese; and at least one sp-metal selected from the group consisting of zinc, cadmium, mercury, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, arsenic, antimony, and bismuth, wherein th... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5964965 | Nanocrystalline Mg or Be-based materials and use thereof for the transportation and storage of hydrogen Disclosed is a very light-weight, Mg and Be-based material which has the ability to reversibly store hydrogen with very good kinetics. This material is of the formula (M1-x Ax) Dy wherein M is Mg, Be or a combination of th... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5951794 | Method of forming a drive shaft Methods for making an aluminum drive shaft for automobiles or trucks or other drive shaft applications from aluminum alloy tube and methods for making drive shafts. The method includes providing an aluminum tube member is joined to drive shaft end members... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5902424 | Method of making an article of manufacture made of a magnesium alloy An article of manufacture made of a magnesium alloy is made by casting the magnesium alloy to provide a billet, forging the billet to render material of the billet to have an average crystalline particle size of not greater than 100 μm; and carrying out ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5895518 | Synthesis of alloys with controlled phase structure A method for preparing controlled phase alloys useful for engineering and hydrogen storage applications. This novel method avoids melting the constituents by employing vapor transport, in a hydrogen atmosphere, of an active metal constituent, having a hig... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5800640 | Method of producing a light alloy product This invention relates to a method for producing a magnesium light alloy product. In order to enhance formability in plastically forming a magnesium alloy material and obtain high tensile strength and high proof stress in the final product, the magnesium ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5693158 | Magnesium light alloy product and method of producing the same A method for producing a magnesium light alloy product. In order to enhance formability in plastically forming a magnesium alloy material and obtain high tensile strength and high proof stress in the final product, the magnesium alloy material is cast by ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5679182 | Semi-solid processing of beryllium-containing alloys of magnesium Disclosed is a practical magnesium based alloy containing 1 to 99 weight % beryllium and an improved method of semi-solid processing of magnesium alloys containing beryllium. The present method avoids agitation of molten alloys and the need for introducin... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5501748 | Procedure for the production of thixotropic magnesium alloys Procedure for the production of a thixotropic magnesium alloy by adding a grain refiner combined with controlled, rapid solidification with subsequent heating to the two-phase area. It is preferable to use a solidification rate of >1° C./s, more preferab... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5462634 | Surface-treated aluminum material and method for its surface treatment An aluminum material is surface-treated with an aqueous solution containing 0.005 mol/lit. or more of a chelating agent and 5 g/lit. or more of an organic amine and having 100 ppm or less of phosphoric acid radical ion concentration and 500 ppm or less of... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5409555 | Method of manufacturing a forged magnesium alloy An article of manufacture made of a magnesium alloy is made by casting the magnesium alloy to provide a casting, forging the casting to render material of the casting to have an average crystalline particle size of not greater than 100 μm, and carrying o... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5296059 | Process for producing amorphous alloy material A process for producing an amorphous alloy material characterized by imparting ductility to an amorphous alloy having a supercooled liquid region by giving a prescribed amount of strain at a prescribed strain rate to the alloy in the glass transition temp... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5078806 | Method for superplastic forming of rapidly solidified magnesium base metal alloys A complex part composed of rapidly solidified magnesium base metal alloy is produced by superplastic forming at a temperature ranging from 160° C. to 275° C. and at a rate ranging from 0.00021 m/sec to 0.00001 mm/sec, to improve the formability thereof ... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5073207 | Process for obtaining magnesium alloys by spray deposition Process for economically obtaining a magnesium alloy having improved mechanical characteristics and in particular a breaking strength of at least 290 MPa and an elongation at break of at least 5%, by spraying and deposition in solid form to provide an ing... | 12/17/1991 |
