Manganese Containing Patents (Class 420/412)
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Patent number: 10202672Abstract: A magnesium casting alloy is provided in which unlike an extruded alloy, a large amount of energy and a large cost are not needed for plastic processing, and in which in a high-temperature region of about 200 to 250° C., both mechanical properties and thermal conductivity are achieved. A magnesium casting alloy including Mg, Zn and Y, where a content of Zn is equal to or more than 1.2 atomic % but equal to or less than 4.0 atomic %, a content of Y is equal to or more than 1.2 atomic % but equal to or less than 4.0 atomic %, a composition ratio Zn/Y of Zn to Y is equal to or more than 0.65 but equal to or less than 1.35 and an Mg purity of an Mg mother phase is equal to or more than 97.0%.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuichi Ienaga
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Publication number: 20140332121Abstract: A magnesium alloy having high ductility and high toughness, and a preparation method thereof are provided, in which the magnesium alloy includes 1.0-3.5 wt % of tin, 0.05-3.0 wt % of zinc, and the balance of magnesium and inevitable impurities, and a preparation method thereof. Magnesium alloy with a relatively small tin content is added with zinc, and optionally, with one or more alloy elements selected from aluminum, manganese and rare earth metal, at a predetermined content ratio. As a result, the alloy exhibits superior ductility and moderate strength due to the suppression of excessive formation of precipitates and some precipitates hardening effect, respectively. Accordingly, compared to extruded material prepared from conventional commercial magnesium alloys, higher ductility and toughness are provided, so that the alloy can be widely applied over the entire industries including automotive and aerospace industries.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY AND MATERIALSInventors: Sung Hyuk Park, Young Min Kim, Ha-Sik Kim, Bong Sun You, Chang Dong Yim
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Publication number: 20140065009Abstract: An alloy and an implant having a three-dimensional structure based on such alloy. The alloy comprises a monophasic MgZn alloy containing from 2.0 wt. % Zn to 6 wt. % Zn, having less than 0.001 wt. % of one or more other elements with the remainder being Mg. In some embodiments, the alloy is substantially free of microgalvanic elements. In some embodiments, the alloy includes a MgZnCa alloy containing nanosized precipitates being less noble than the Mg matrix alloy and having a Zn content ranging from 3.0 wt. % Zn to 6 wt. % Zn and a calcium content ranging from 0.0005 wt. % to 1.0 wt. %, having less than 0.001 wt. % of one or more other elements with the remainder being Mg. In other embodiments, the alloy includes a MgZnCa alloy containing nanosized precipitates being less noble than the Mg matrix alloy, a plurality of nanosized precipitates being more noble than the Mg matrix and having a Zn content ranging from 3.0 wt. % Zn to 6 wt. % Zn, a calcium content ranging from 0.0005 wt. % to 1.0 wt.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Thomas Imwinkelried, Stefan Beck, Peter Uggowitzer
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Patent number: 8475608Abstract: Magnesium-based hydrogen storage alloys having metallic magnesium (Mg) and a magnesium-containing intermetallic compound (MgxMy wherein y is 1?x) and containing not less than 60 mass-% of magnesium in total, and having a phase of a primarily crystallized magnesium-containing intermetallic compound in its solidification structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2005Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Japan Metals and Chemicals Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahito Osawa, Hidenori Tomioka, Naoyoshi Terashita, Noboru Hayami, Shigeru Tsunokake
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Patent number: 8293031Abstract: A magnesium alloy, comprising: Y: 0.5-10? Zn: 0.5-6?? Ca: 0.05-1?? Mn: ??0-0.5 Ag: 0-1 Ce: 0-1 Zr: 0-1 or Si: 0-0.4, wherein the amounts are based on weight-percent of the alloy and Mg, and manufacturing-related impurities constitute the remainder of the alloy to a total of 100 weight-percent. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing such an alloy and a biodegradable implant formed therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2007Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Biotronik VI Patent AGInventors: Bodo Gerold, Heinz Mueller, Joerg Loeffler, Anja Haenzi, Peter Uggowitzer
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Publication number: 20120046732Abstract: A process for producing a magnesium based product, comprising the production of a feedstock out of a magnesium based alloy or a mixture of magnesium based alloys, a subsequent thermo-mechanical treatment of the feedstock, and an annealing step wherein the feedstock is produced by semi-solid processing. The invention further provides products, in particular implants and more particular stents made according to said process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Inventors: Wilhelmus Hubertina Sillekens, Müge Erinç, Raymond Gerardus Theodorus Marie Mannens, Robert Jan Werkhoven
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Publication number: 20090104527Abstract: A hydrogen storage alloy containing a phase of a chemical composition defined by a general formula A5·xB1+xC24: wherein in the general formula A5·xB1+xC24, A denotes one or more element(s) selected from rare earth elements; B denotes one or more element(s) selected from a group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; C denotes one or more element(s) selected from a group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, Al, Cr, Fe, Cu, Zn, Si, Sn, V, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr, and Hf; and x denotes a numeral in a range from ?0.1 to 0.8: and the phase has a crystal structure belonging to a space group of R-3m and having a length ratio of the c-axis to the a-axis of the lattice constant in a range of 11.5 to 12.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2006Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: GS Yuasa CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Ozaki, Tetsuo Sakai, Manabu Kanemoto, Minoru Kuzuhara, Tadashi Kakeya, Masaharu Watada
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Publication number: 20080311423Abstract: The invention is to provide a magnesium alloy material such as a magnesium alloy cast material or a magnesium alloy rolled material, excellent in mechanical characteristics and surface precision, a producing method capable of stably producing such material, a magnesium alloy formed article utilizing the rolled material, and a producing method therefor. The invention provides a producing method for a magnesium alloy material, including a melting step of melting a magnesium alloy in a melting furnace to obtain a molten metal, a transfer step of transferring the molten metal from the melting furnace to a molten metal reservoir, and a casting step of supplying a movable mold with the molten metal from the molten metal reservoir, through a pouring gate, and solidifying the molten metal to continuously produce a cast material. In a process from the melting step to the casting step, parts contacted by the molten metal are formed by a low-oxygen material having an oxygen content of 20 mass % or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2005Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: Masatada Numano, Yoshihiro Nakai, Toshiya Ikeda, Taichiro Nishikawa
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Publication number: 20080304997Abstract: Disclosed is a wrought magnesium alloy having excellent strength and extrusion or rolling formability, and a method of producing the same. The wrought magnesium alloy comprises 0.1-1.5 at % group IIIa, 1.0-4.0 at % group IIIb, 0.35 at % or less of one selected from the group consisting of groups IIa, IVa, VIIa, IVb, and a mixture thereof, 1.0 at % or less of group IIb, and a balance of Mg and unavoidable impurities and thus has a second phase composite microstructure. The wrought magnesium alloy of the present invention has high strength, toughness, and formability in addition to the electromagnetic wave shield ability of magnesium. Accordingly, the wrought magnesium alloy is a material useful to portable electronic goods, such as notebook personal computers, mobile phones, digital cameras, camcorders, CD players, PDA, or MP3 players, automotive parts, such as engine room hoods, oil pans, or inner panel of door, or structural parts for airplane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2005Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: PRIMOMETAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Kang-Hyung Kim
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Patent number: 7048812Abstract: 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 for incidental impurities.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2003Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Cast Centre Pty LtdInventors: Colleen Joyce Bettles, Christopher Thomas Forwood
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Patent number: 6838049Abstract: A magnesium alloy with formability at room temperature and excellent corrosion resistance is provided. Specifically, a magnesium alloy is provided which comprises, in mass %, 8.0 to 11.0% Li, 0.1 to 4.0% Zn, and 0.1 to 4.5% Ba, with the balance being Mg and unavoidable impurities, the alloy which further comprises 0.1 to 0.5% Al, and the alloy which further comprises 0.1 to 2.5% Ln (a total amount of one or more lanthanoids) and 0.1 to 1.2% Ca.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2003Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuo Fukuzumi, Kazunari Suemune, Susumu Takahashi
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Publication number: 20040247480Abstract: A magnesium alloy with formability at room temperature and excellent corrosion resistance is provided. Specifically, a magnesium alloy is provided which comprises, in mass %, 8.0 to 11.0% Li, 0.1 to 4.0% Zn, and 0.1 to 4.5% Ba, with the balance being Mg and unavoidable impurities, the alloy which further comprises 0.1 to 0.5% Al, and the alloy which further comprises 0.1 to 2.5% Ln (a total amount of one or more lanthanoids) and 0.1 to 1.2% Ca.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Tatsuo Fukuzumi, Kazunari Suemune, Susumu Takahashi
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Patent number: 6395224Abstract: A magnesium alloy of the present invention includes magnesium as a main component, boron of 0.0005 weight % or more, manganese of 0.03 to 1 weight %, and substantially no zirconium or titanium. This magnesium alloy may further include aluminum of 1 to 30 weight % and/or zinc of 0.1 to 20 weight %. Because of appropriate amounts of boron and manganese contained in the magnesium alloy, the grain of the mangnesium alloy is refined.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1999Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo KenkyushoInventors: Naohisa Nishino, Hiroshi Kawahara, Yoshihiro Shimizu
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Patent number: 6264762Abstract: 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 the manganese and the at least one sp-metal together are a maximum of 5 wt. % of the alloy material. The magnesium materials are resistant to corrosion and are especially useful in articles exposed to aqueous electrolytes during use or production.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1997Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AGInventors: Heike Bommer, Jürgen Lang, Felix Nitschke
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Patent number: 6193817Abstract: A magnesium base alloy for high pressure die casting (HPDC), providing good creep and corrosion resistance, comprises: at least 91 weight percent magnesium; 0.1 to 2 weight percent of zinc; 2.1 to 5 percent of a rare earth metal component; 0 to 1 weight percent calcium; 0 to 0.1 weight percent of an oxidation inhibiting element other than calcium (e.g., Be); 0 to 0.4 weight percent zirconium, hafnium and/or titanium; 0 to 0.5 weight percent manganese; no more than 0.001 weight percent strontium; no more than 0.05 weight percent silver and no more than 0.1 weight percent aluminum; any remainder being incidental impurities. For making prototypes, gravity (e.g. sand) cast and HPDC components from the alloy have similar mechanical properties, in particular tensile strength. The temperature dependence of the latter, although negative, is much less so than for some other known alloys.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 1997Date of Patent: February 27, 2001Assignee: Luxfer Group LimitedInventors: John Frederick King, Paul Lyon, Kevin Nuttall
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Patent number: 5494538Abstract: The invention relates to a hydroreactive magnesium mixture preparation for producing hydrogen. The preparation contains magnesium, causing generation of hydrogen, as catalyst nickel and, possibly, cobalt and/or manganese, and as additional component, zinc, which is employed as a passivating agent.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 1994Date of Patent: February 27, 1996Assignee: Magnic International, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir I. Kirillov, Alexander N. Vastrebov
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Patent number: 5342576Abstract: The invention provides a magnesium manganese alloy suitable for use in the production of a pellet 10 for administration to a ruminant by dposition in its rumenoreticular sac. A typical pellet 10 comprises a magnesium alloy tube 12 enclosing a degradable core formed of plurality of tablets 14, 16. The magnesium alloy used in the construction comprises at least 90% by weight of magnesium, uyp to 1% zinc and up to 2% of manganese. Preferably the alloy may further include aluminium, silicon or zirconium along with iron and beryllium. When deposited in an animal's rumen the alloy reacts with the rumen juices to form an anodic film over the exposed surface of the tube 12. This prevents corrosion or dissolution of the tube 12 except at its exposed ends where galvanic corrosion by coupling with the electrically conductive core 14, 16 is provided. The normal requirement of a non-degradable exterior coating e.g. resin for the tube exterior is obviated.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 1991Date of Patent: August 30, 1994Assignee: Castex Products LimitedInventor: Derek J. Whitehead
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Patent number: 5326528Abstract: A magnesium alloy comprises magnesium, zinc in the amount of 4.0 to 15.0 weight % and silicon in the amount of 0.5 to 3.0 weight %, the weight % being based on the total amount of the alloy. The magnesium alloy further may contain manganese in the range of 0.2 to 0.4 weight %, beryllium in the range of 5 to 20 ppm by weight or rare earth metals in the range of 0.1 to 0.6 weight.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 1993Date of Patent: July 5, 1994Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kunihiko Makino, Noboru Miyamoto, Kyosuke Kanemitsu
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Patent number: 4938809Abstract: A complex part composed of rapidly solidified magnesium base metal alloy is produced by superplastic forming at a temperature ranging from 160.degree. C. to 275.degree. C. and at a rate ranging from 0.00021 m/sec. to 0.00001 m/sec., to improve the formability thereof and allow forming to be conducted at lower temperatures. The rapidly solidified magnesium based alloy has a composition consisting essentially of the formula Mg.sub.bal Al.sub.a Zn.sub.b X.sub.c, wherein X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of manganese, cerium, neodymium, praseodymium and yttrium, "a" range from 0 to about 15 atom percent, "b" ranges from 0 to about 4 atom percent and "c" ranges from about 0.2 to 3 atom percent, the balance being magnesium and incidental impurities, with the proviso that the sum of aluminum and zinc present ranges from about 2 to 15 atom percent. Such an alloy contains fine grain size and finely dispersed magnesium-, aluminum- rare earth intermetallic phases.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1988Date of Patent: July 3, 1990Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.Inventors: Santosh K. Das, Chin-Fong Chang, Derek Raybould
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Patent number: 4675157Abstract: A rapidly solidified magnesium based alloy contains finely dispersed magnesium intermetallic phases. The alloy has the form of a filament or a powder and is especially suited for consolidation into bulk shapes having superior mechanical properties and corrosion resistance.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1984Date of Patent: June 23, 1987Assignee: Allied CorporationInventors: Santosh K. Das, Derek Raybould, Richard L. Bye, Jr., Chin-Fong Chang
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Patent number: 4543234Abstract: Magnesium alloys containing up to 12 percent of aluminum, up to 30 percent of zinc, up to 1.5 percent of silicon, not more than 0.15 percent of manganese, and from 0.0025 percent to 0.0125 percent of dissolved beryllium are disclosed. The alloys are resistant to oxidation when they are in a molten state. A method for die casting such alloys is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1982Date of Patent: September 24, 1985Assignee: N L Industries, Inc.Inventor: George S. Foerster