Die-cast magnesium alloys

H.E. Kadir et al Fatigue crack growth mechanisms in high-pressure die-cast magnesium alloy. Metall. Mat. Trans. A 39, 190-205 (2008)... 

Perhaps the most innovative frame to date is constructed from die-cast magnesium alloy. Its designer, Frank Kirk, formerly worked in aerospace. 

Bronfin, B., Aghion, E., von Buch, F., Schumann, S., and Katsir, M., "Die Casting Magnesium Alloys for Elevated Temperatures Applications, Magnesium Techttology 2001, J. N. Hryn, Ed., The Minerals, Metals tmd MateritJs Society, Warrendale, PA, 2001, pp. 127-130. 

Figure 4-19. Corrosion performance of die-cast magnesium alloys with increasing Ni (Mercer and Hillis, 1992).

Sequira, W. R, Dunlop, G. D., Murray, M. T. (1996), Effect of section thickness and microstructure on the mechanical properties of high pressure die cast magnesium alloy AZ91D, in Proc. Third Interna-tional Magnesium Conference, Lorimer, G. W. (Ed.) The Institute of Materials, p. 63. The University Press. Cambridge, UK. 

E. M. Gutman, Ya. Unigovski, A. Eliezer, E. Abramov, L. Riber, Effect of processing and environment on mechanical properties of die cast magnesium alloys. Light Metal Age, (December 2000), 14, 15, 16-20. 

Song, G, Bowles, A L StJohn, D (2004), Corrosion resistance of aged die cast magnesium alloy AZ91D . Materials Science Engineering - A, 366, 74-86. 

Lunder, O., Nisancioglu, K., and Hansen, R. S., Corrosion of Die Cast Magnesium-Aluminum Alloys, Paper 930755, Society of Automotive Engineers, Detroit, MI, 1993. 

Magnesium alloys are available in a variety of metal forms, including cast ingots, slabs, and billets sand, permanent-mold, die, and investment castings forgings extmded bars, rods, tubes, stmctural and special hoUow and soHd shapes and roUed sheet and plate. Magnesium alloys are used widely in a great variety of appHcations. 

PRESSURE DIE CASTING PROCESS CAPABILITY MAP FOR ALUMINIUM AND MAGNESIUM ALLOYS... 

Magnesium casting alloys, mechanical properties of, 15 358-359t Magnesium castings, heat treatment of, 15 357-358. See also Magnesium die castings... 

Aluminum is a very versatile metal with many uses in today s economy, the most common of which are in construction, in the aviation-space industries, and in the home and automobile industries. Its namral softness is overcome by alloying it with small amounts of copper or magnesium that greatly increase its strength. It is used to make cans for food and drinks, in pyrotechnics, for protective coatings, to resist corrosion, to manufacmre die-cast auto engine blocks and parts, for home cooking utensils and foil, for incendiary bombs, and for all types of alloys with other metals. 

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