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The alloy can be made from available natural resources while offering improved mechanical properties and corrosion and creep resistance at half the cost of available alloys.
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Technology Florida International University (FIU) is seeking a business partner to develop and commercialize a family of Magnesium (Mg) alloys that have improved mechanical strength and are excellent candidates for elevated temperature applications higher than 170 °C. Current benchmark magnesium alloys, such as the Mg-Al family, are thermally unstable at temperatures over 125 °C. The currently available alternative for elevated temperature applications is Mg-AE42, which can be used for temperatures up to 170 °C, above which there is an abrupt degradation of creep resistance. The price range for Mg-AE42 is extremely high. This invention uses an Mg-Sn alloy system, which can be used for elevated temperature applications higher than the currently available Mg-AE42 without compromising the mechanical strength at an affordable price. The novel alloy family can be made from available natural resources within the United States while offering improved mechanical properties and corrosion and creep resistance at half the cost of commercially available alloys.