Metallic Composite Material
A roll bonded, composite metallic material utilizing a Magnesium (Mg) core to take advantage of its extreme light weight. The clad composite consist of roll bonded metal layers such as Al, stainless steel, copper and titanium on the surfaces of Mg. A multitude of clad combinations are available to combine the unique surface properties of various alloys to suit the particular application or design needs, with the light weight and strength characteristics of Mg.
1 . A clad metal composite for use as a packaging material for electronic devices comprising a core layer of magnesium, an inner layer for the inside of said housing comprised of aluminum or aluminum alloy, and an outer layer for the outside of said housing comprised of a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, stainless steel, aluminum, aluminum alloys, titanium alloys, copper, nickel and nickel alloys, wherein said layers are bonded to each other in a cold rolling process such that no magnesium oxide layer is formed in bonding said layers.
2 . A clad metal composite as described in claim 1 wherein said core layer comprises from about 5% to about 95% of the thickness of said clad metal composite.
3 . A clad metal composite as described in claim 2 wherein said inner layer comprises from about 3% to about 30% of the thickness of said clad metal composite.
4 . A clad metal composite as defined in claim 1 wherein said core layer comprises from about 30% to about 90% of the thickness of said clad metal composite.
5 . A clad metal composite as described in claim 4 wherein said inner layer comprises from about 3% to about 30% of the thickness of said clad metal composite.
6 . A clad metal composite as described in claim 5 wherein said outer layer comprises from about 3% to about 30% of the thickness of said clad metal composite.