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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mihriban Ozden Pekguleryuz, Pointe-Claire, CA;
Pierre Labelle, St-Hippolyte, CA;
Assignee:
Norands, Inc., Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 2/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 2/300 ;
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.