Magnesium is a metallic element that is known for its lightweight and high strength-to-weight ratio. It is commonly used in a variety of applications, from aerospace to automotive industries. One ques...
People are always confused about whether magnesium is a metal-like metal or a non-metal. The following periodic table shows that magnesium is a alkaline earth metals. So magnesium is also metal in the...
Adding certain useful alloying elements to pure magnesium can result in different magnesium metal alloys, which not only possess various characteristics of magnesium, but also significantly improve it...
1. Plasma arc welding of magnesium metal alloyPlasma arc is a kind of restricted non-free arc, also known as compression arc. Its temperature and energy density are significantly higher than that of o...
From the earliest primitive tools of humans to the first attempts at flight, we have always been searching for lightweight and strong materials. Especially in the design of products such as automobile...
1. Methods of magnesium metal smeltingThere are three main methods for producing magnesium metal: electrolysis, silicothermic process (Pidgeon method), and carbothermic process. The Pidgeon method is ...
Due to the characteristics of low density and melting point, high thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, and coefficient of thermal expansion, strong chemical reactivity, easy oxidation, and h...
① Low density of Magnesium Alloy. For example, the density of AZ91 magnesium alloy is 1.81 g cm-3, which is about 2/3 of aluminum and 1/4 of steel, which is close to the density of engineering plasti...
1. Lightweight Magnesium AlloyThe specific gravity of magnesium alloy is 68% of aluminum alloy, 27% of zinc alloy, and 23% of steel, so it is the lightest of all structural alloys. Therefore, magnesiu...