Magnesium Technology Metallurgy, Design Data, Applications /

• Main Authors: Friedrich, Horst E. (Author), Mordike, Barry L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Mechanical engineering.; Industrial engineering.; Metals.; Materials Science.; Metallic Materials.; Mechanical Engineering.; Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment.

Magnesium, with a density of 1.74 g/cm², is the lightest structural metal and magnesium are increasingly chosen for weight-critical applications such as in land-based transport systems. "Magnesium Technology" substantially updates and complements existing reference sources on this key mate...

Table of Contents:

• History
• Production Technologies of Magnesium
• Physical Metallurgy
• Melting, Alloying and Refining
• Magnesium Casting Alloys
• Technology of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys
• Corrosion and Surface Protections
• Engineering Requirements, Strategies and Examples
• Recycling.