Patent ID: 11905787
Assignee: TERVES, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  C | IPC C  E

Claim 0:
1. A degradable component having a variable stiffness and/or being deformable; said degradable component configured to form a temporary seal in a well formation; said degradable component includes a degradable metal and a stiffness component; said degradable metal forming a continuous phase in said degradable component; said stiffness component forming a discontinuous second phase in said degradable component; a stiffness or yield strength of said degradable component changes when said degradable component deforms; said degradable metal includes degradable magnesium alloy; said stiffness component includes non-degradable material; said non-degradable material includes micro balloons; said microballoons have a crush strength of 500-10,000 psi; said non-degradable metal constitutes20-90 vol. % of said degradable component; said degradable metal constitutes 40-80 vol. % of said degradable component.