What is magnesium ingots?
Magnesium ingots produced from magnesium is the eighth most abundant and common element in nature. The constituent element of this ingot accounts for about 2% of the weight of the earth’s crust and is also known as the third most abundant element in sea water. Magnesium is found as a component of magnesium ingots in minerals and minerals such as dolomite, magnetite, etc. with significant weight percentages. After iron and aluminum, magnesium is the third most abundant metal element in the earth’s crust. Magnesium is chemically a very active element and can replace hydrogen in boiling water, at the same time, this element does not react with alkali metals, hydrocarbons, alcohols, etc. or its reactivity is very low. In addition to producing magnesium ingots and casting, this element is also used as a catalyst and increases the efficiency of many reactions. Magnesium alloy is about 40% lighter than aluminum alloy, about 70% lighter than zinc alloy and 77% lighter than steel alloy, while its manufacturing cost is about 30% lower than aluminum alloy.
Applications of magnesium ingots
Production of alloys related to the automotive industry
From the beginning of the 19th century until today, magnesium ingots and magnesium elements have been used in auto parts industries. The use of this element is very common due to its low density, because it causes the final weight of the car to decrease and has a very wide impact on the acceleration and speed of the car. Magnesium oxide is used as the main material for the production of magnesium alloys, and these alloys are used to produce gearboxes, fuel tanks, air bag housings, steering columns, etc.
Production of aerospace related alloys
In various sectors of the aerospace industry, such as the production of the body or parts of airplanes and spacecraft, the smallest weight reduction solutions are welcomed. Weight reduction along with high strength is considered a unique feature in the aerospace industry, which magnesium ingots and magnesium elements have this feature. In the past, due to the fear of the high reactivity of this element and its sudden ignition, magnesium was used in a much more limited way in the aerospace industry, but today, due to the advancement of technology in the field of producing various alloys with the help of magnesium ingots, these fears have been resolved. and they use this product in much wider fields. Today, the alloys produced with the help of magnesium and its oxide powder are used to produce the body and some parts of airplanes. Due to the invention of new methods of production of these products, it is expected that the applications of this product will become much wider.
Making sports tools and equipment
Features such as lightness, flexibility and high strength of the magnesium element have caused this product and the alloy produced with its help to be used for the production of various sports equipment, parts and machines. In many sports, the lightness of the equipment is one of the main criteria for athletes, that’s why nowadays magnesium ingots are used to produce tennis rackets, squash rackets, shooting bows, golf clubs, racing car parts, bicycles, skates. and… is used.
Battery production
Today, due to the advancement of technology, features such as high battery capacity, low heat generation, etc. have become one of the main concerns of producers and consumers. Lithium batteries have a very good energy storage capacity, but overheating of some of these products has caused many manufacturers to turn to the production of magnesium-based batteries. Magnesium batteries have good storage capacity, but they produce less heat than lithium batteries. These features have caused the batteries produced with the help of this element to be more and more noticed by various industries and consumers.
Other applications
Magnesium element and magnesium oxide powder are used in various fields such as glass, cement, industries related to steel production, uranium production, production of agricultural fertilizers, production of alloys and non-ferrous metals, etc. For example, this product is used for cathodic protection, production of galvanic cells, production of hammered magnesium alloys, production of aluminum alloys, production of sponge titanium, desulfurization of steel, production of fuel for power plants, etc.
Chemical and physical properties of magnesium ingots
The properties of manganese ingots include: low density, thermal conductivity about 200 times higher than plastic, very low galvanic activity, ability to be used as a primer for color production, vibration damping much higher than aluminum, solubility by most organic acids, resistance against fluorine compounds, hydrofluoric, alkaline hydroxide, etc., the ability to make protective oxide films, much higher strength and resistance than plastic, more impact resistance than aluminum alloys, and the manufacturing process And the proper casting of the name. In addition to the above, magnesium ingots have 2.3 times the melting heat and 3.4 times the specific heat of aluminum. The suitable physical and chemical properties of magnesium ingots have caused this product to be used today instead of aluminum in pressure casting of industrial parts with large dimensions.
Element | Magnesium (Mg) | Manganese (Mn) | Zinc (Zn) | Copper (Cu) | Silica (Si) | Iron (Fe) | Aluminium (Al) | Nickel (Ni) |
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Percent | Min 99.9 | Max 0.1 | Max 0.05 | Max 0.005 | Max 0.01 | Max 0.01 | Max 0.01 | Max 0.001 |