Patent ID: 11898223
Assignee: TERVES, LLC
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A method for forming a degradable composite, said method comprises:
a. providing ceramic particles, a plurality of said ceramic particles having a hardness of greater than 50 HRC;
b. providing one or more galvanically-active elements selected from the group consisting of iron, carbon, nickel, copper, cobalt, gallium, indium, and titanium;
c. combining ceramic particles and said one or more galvanically-active elements with a degradable metal material, said degradable metal material selected from magnesium, magnesium alloy including greater than 50 wt. % magnesium, and an aluminum alloy;
d. dispersing said plurality of ceramic particles and said one or more galvanically-active elements in said degradable metal material while said degradable metal material is in a molten state to form a mixture; and,
e. cooling said mixture to form said degradable composite, said degradable composite having a degradation rate of at least 5 mg/cm2/hr. in freshwater or brine at a temperature of at least 90° C.