Property Update on Magnesium Die Casting Alloys

950424

02/01/1995

Event
International Congress & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Magnesium alloy die castings provide opportunities for designing low weight, cost efficient solutions based upon a fully recyclable material. These incentives are highly attractive for the automotive industry. It should be emphasized that the majority of published and tabulated data on properties of magnesium die castings does not reflect the recent advances in alloy chemistry and die casting technology. In the present paper a summary is presented of mechanical and physical data of magnesium die casting alloys. The properties are representative for test bars produced under well controlled conventional cold chamber casting conditions. It should be stressed that further refinement of the casting technology (vacuum assisted casting etc.) can further enhance the mechanical properties. Fatigue properties are still under evaluation and will be reported separately.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/950424
Pages
13
Citation
Aune, T., and Westengen, H., "Property Update on Magnesium Die Casting Alloys," SAE Technical Paper 950424, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/950424.
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Published
Feb 1, 1995
Product Code
950424
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English