Magnesium Alloys

Luxfer MEL Technologies’ unique range of magnesium alloys enable lightweight, strong, safe, high-performance solutions for a variety of industries.

Applications

Elektron® Finished Parts

Your solution provider for high precision machined magnesium components.

Aerospace

Lightweight and corrosion resistant materials for aerospace applications.

Land-Based Defense and Military

Improve performance with lightweight materials.

Space Exploration

Luxfer MEL Technologies is a leading developer of ultra-lightweight and robust magnesium alloys.

Extruded Magnesium Alloys

Lightweight magnesium alloys.

Forging Magnesium Alloys

A unique range of forging magnesium alloys for lighter, stronger, safer and high-performance designs.

Magnesium Coating

Conversion Coatings for Machined Magnesium Alloys.

Oil and Gas

Dissolving and Non-Dissolving Magnesium Alloys for the Oil and Gas Industry.

Products

Elektron® AZ61

Lightweight magnesium alloys.

Elektron® 43

Elektron® 43 is a lightweight, high-strength wrought magnesium alloy for use at temperatures up to 250˚C.

Elektron® RotaMag®

Elektron® RotaMag® is a wrought magnesium base alloy containing aluminium, zinc and manganese.

Elektron® 21 Sand Casting Ingot

Our flagship high-strength, heat-treatable magnesium based casting alloy.

Elektron® 21 Direct Chill for Machining from Solid

Elektron® 21 Direct Chill

Elektron® RZ5

A magnesium casting alloy containing zinc, rare earths and zirconium.

Elektron® WE43B

A high strength magnesium based casting alloy developed by Luxfer MEL Technologies for use at temperatures up to 300˚C.

SoluMag® 1100 Magnesium Alloy

SoluMag® 1100 is a magnesium alloy that has a high dissolution rate in aqueous chloride environments.

SoluMag® HD Magnesium Alloy

SoluMag® HD is a highly ductile magnesium alloy that has a high dissolution rate in aqueous chloride environments.

SoluMag® FW Magnesium Alloy

SoluMag® FW is specifically designed to dissolve in very low chloride environments.

SoluMag® ND80

Solumag® ND80 is a high strength non-dissolving, dissolution resistant magnesium alloy.

Did you know?

Magnesium stands out as one of the lightest structural metals, offering an exceptional strength-to-weight ratio for weight-sensitive applications.

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Elektron® AZ61 Datasheet

Elektron® 43 Datasheet

Elektron® Rotamag® Datasheet

Elektron® 21 Datasheet

Elektron® 21 Direct Chill Datasheet

Elektron® RZ5 Datasheet

Elektron® WE43B Datasheet

SoluMag® 1100 Datasheet

SoluMag® HD Datasheet

SoluMag® FW Datasheet

SoluMag® ND80 Datasheet

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