A variable stiffness engineered degradable ball or seal having a degradable phase and a stiffener material. The variable stiffness engineered degradable ball or seal can optionally be in the form of a degradable diverter ball or sealing element which can be made neutrally buoyant.

A variable stiffness engineered degradable ball or seal having a degradable phase and a stiffener material. The variable stiffness engineered degradable ball or seal can optionally be in the form of a degradable diverter ball or sealing element which can be made neutrally buoyant.

Provided is a magnesium alloy having a thermal conductivity of 75 W/m.Math.K or more and a high specific strength. One aspect of the present invention is a magnesium alloy containing a at. % of Al, b at. % of Ca, c at. % of Mn, and d at. % of D, with the remainder comprising Mg and unavoidable impurities. D has at least one of a rare-earth element (RE), Sn, Li, Zn, Ag, Be and Sc. The magnesium alloy does not contain Si and Sr. C mentioned above satisfies expression 1 below, d satisfies expression 2 below, and a and b are within a range enclosed by the solid line shown in FIG. 1. The thermal conductivity is 75 W/m.Math.K or greater.

0≤c≤0.1  (Expression 1)

0≤d≤1  (Expression 2)

The present invention relates to the composition and production of an engineered degradable metal matrix composite that is useful in constructing temporary systems requiring wear resistance, high hardness, and/or high resistance to deformation in water-bearing applications such as, but not limited to, oil and gas completion operations.

The present invention relates to the composition and production of an engineered degradable metal matrix composite that is useful in constructing temporary systems requiring wear resistance, high hardness, and/or high resistance to deformation in water-bearing applications such as, but not limited to, oil and gas completion operations.

A castable, moldable, or extrudable magnesium-based alloy that includes one or more insoluble additives. The insoluble additives can be used to enhance the mechanical properties of the structure, such as ductility and/or tensile strength. The final structure can be enhanced by heat treatment, as well as deformation processing such as extrusion, forging, or rolling, to further improve the strength of the final structure as compared to the non-enhanced structure. The magnesium-based composite has improved thermal and mechanical properties by the modification of grain boundary properties through the addition of insoluble nanoparticles to the magnesium alloys. The magnesium-based composite can have a thermal conductivity that is greater than 180 W/m-K, and/or ductility exceeding 15-20% elongation to failure.

A castable, moldable, or extrudable magnesium-based alloy that includes one or more insoluble additives. The insoluble additives can be used to enhance the mechanical properties of the structure, such as ductility and/or tensile strength. The final structure can be enhanced by heat treatment, as well as deformation processing such as extrusion, forging, or rolling, to further improve the strength of the final structure as compared to the non-enhanced structure. The magnesium-based composite has improved thermal and mechanical properties by the modification of grain boundary properties through the addition of insoluble nanoparticles to the magnesium alloys. The magnesium-based composite can have a thermal conductivity that is greater than 180 W/m-K, and/or ductility exceeding 15-20% elongation to failure.

The invention relates to a method (S) for manufacturing a part (1) out of a metal matrix composite material, including the following steps: opening (S1) device (10) that includes a supporting portion (14) and a molding portion (14); placing (S2) a fibrous reinforcement into the device (10); sealably closing (S3) the device (10) by providing a space between the fibrous reinforcement (2) and the device portions; feeding (S4) the molten metal matrix (3) into the device (10) such as to fill the space between the fibrous reinforcement (2) and the device portions (13, 14); and applying (S5) a force onto the equipment (10) such as to impregnate the fibrous reinforcement (2) with the metal matrix (3).

A castable, moldable, or extrudable magnesium-based alloy that includes one or more insoluble additives. The insoluble additives can be used to enhance the mechanical properties of the structure, such as ductility and/or tensile strength. The final structure can be enhanced by heat treatment, as well as deformation processing such as extrusion, forging, or rolling, to further improve the strength of the final structure as compared to the non-enhanced structure. The magnesium-based composite has improved thermal and mechanical properties by the modification of grain boundary properties through the addition of insoluble nanoparticles to the magnesium alloys. The magnesium-based composite can have a thermal conductivity that is greater than 180 W/m−K, and/or ductility exceeding 15-20% elongation to failure.

The present disclosure discloses a hybrid woven fiber preform-reinforced composite material, including a fiber preform, a composite material interface and a matrix, where the fiber preform is a three-dimensional fabric hybrid woven by 2-5 high-performance inorganic fibers, and the matrix is selected from the group consisting of resin, light alloy, carbon and ceramic. A preparation method of the composite material includes: preparing ceramic slurry, fiber bundle impregnation treatment, fiber weaving, molding of three-dimensional overall structure preform, preform heat treatment, preparing interface and preparing matrix. The present disclosure improves the weaving performance of inorganic rigid fibers, and the prepared hybrid woven fiber preform-reinforced composite material has desirable integrity, high interlayer bonding strength, and is not easy to layer. Meanwhile, the present disclosure realizes the functions of wave transmission, wave-absorbing, high-temperature structural material, thermal insulation and thermal prevention through the combination of hybrid woven fibers.