Luxfer Magnesium Products Design Guide – Second Edition Published

Luxfer MEL Technologies are pleased to announce the publication of Second Edition of “Designing with Elektron® Magnesium Alloys”. This updated version of the Design Guide (first published in 2012) contains an additional 30 pages of information relating to the uses and properties of Luxfer’s Magnesium Alloys.

The 15 sections of the guide contain information on:

  • Why use magnesium
  • Alloys and applications
  • Castings
  • Flat rolled products
  • Extrusions
  • Machining and cutting
  • Joining
  • Forming
  • Corrosion and surface treatment
  • Flammability
  • Designing from aluminum to
  • magnesium

This latest update includes new information on:

  • Life cycle analysis
  • Applications of SoluMag® and
  • SynerMag
  • High strain rate behavior
  • The certification of magnesium in commercial aircraft
  • Finite element modeling for cast products
  • Machining behavior
  • Forging of Elektron® 43