Magnesium-Boron Particulate Composites.

Abstract

The patent application concerns a magnesium-boron composite and is made by mechanically mixing magnesium powder with boron powders. A small amount of lithium may be added to the composite to make the composite more ductile. The mixed powders are then cold pressed, hot pressed, sintered, extruded, rolled, and finally re-extruded. The new product of the unique method will overcome the aforementioned problems. The unique method of making the completely new alloy includes layering of the mixture before extruding which results in a composite alloy with a specific stiffness of about one and one-half times of any other known alloy.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 1974
Accession Number
ADD001593

Entities

People

  • Aley D. Sherby
  • Irvin Huseley
  • Robert Whalen
  • Steven Robinson

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Magnesium
  • Particulates
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents
  • Stiffness

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Reinforced Composite Materials