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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2006
Xiaoqin Zeng, Shanghai, CN;
Yingxin Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Wenjiang Ding, Shanghai, CN;
Aihua A. Luo, Troy, MI (US);
Xiaoqin Zeng, Shanghai, CN;
Yingxin Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Wenjiang Ding, Shanghai, CN;
Aihua A. Luo, Troy, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
The grain size of magnesium alloys is effectively refined and made smaller by the addition of a small amount of titanium. The effect of the reduction of grain size is often an improvement in the strength and processability of a cast magnesium alloy. Often less than about 0.1% by weight of titanium need be used. It may be preferred to incorporate the titanium with another alloying constituent (such as aluminum) for addition to a melt of a magnesium base alloy.