Abstract: An extrusion of a magnesium-based alloy consisting of, by weight: 0.5 to 1.5% manganese, 0.15 to 0.4% rare earth including lanthanum wherein the lanthanum content of the alloy is 0.15% to less than 0.3%, and up to 0.1% strontium, the balance being magnesium except for incidental impurities which includes zinc.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 3, 2015
Date of Patent:
August 29, 2017
Assignee:
MAGONTEC LIMITED
Inventors:
Matthew Robert Barnett, Christopher Huw John Davies, Aiden Graeme Beer