US Patent Issued to NanoAL on Dec. 9 for "High-performance Al-Zn-Mg-Zr base aluminum alloys for welding and additive manufacturing" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,453, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to NanoAL LLC (Ashland, Mass.).

"High-performance Al-Zn-Mg-Zr base aluminum alloys for welding and additive manufacturing" was invented by Joseph R. Croteau (Boston), Nhon Q. Vo (Winchester, Mass.) and Joshua P. Dorn (Waltham, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aluminum-zinc-magnesium base alloys that comprise a transition metal and/or a rare earth metal are provided. The disclosed aluminum alloys are suitable for use in additive manufacturing and welding processes due to their mechanical properties and thermal stability. Methods for producing the disclosed alloys, as well as methods of manufactur...