Patents Assigned to Norands, Inc.
  • Magnesium-based casting alloys having improved elevated temperature performance
    Patent number: 6322644
    Abstract: A magnesium-based casting alloy having good salt-spray corrosion resistance and improved creep resistance, tensile yield strength and bolt-load retention, particularly at elevated temperatures of at least 150° C., is provided. The inventive alloy comprises, in weight percent, 2 to 9% aluminum and 0.5 to 7% strontium, with the balance being magnesium except for impurities commonly found in magnesium alloys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Norands, Inc.
    Inventors: Mihriban Ozden Pekguleryuz, Pierre Labelle