magnesium metal applications

Magnesium metal is mainly used in magnesium alloy production, steelmaking desulfurization, and also used in rare earth alloys, metal reduction, corrosion protection and other fields. Many steel mills use magnesium desulfurization. The desulfurization effect of using magnesium particles is better than that of calcium carbide. Cathodic protection by magnesium sacrificial anode is an effective method to prevent metal corrosion. Magnesium sacrificial anode is widely used in oil pipelines, natural gas, Corrosion protection of gas pipelines and storage tanks, smelters, gas stations, and equipment such as water heaters, heat exchangers, evaporators, and boilers.



Magnesium alloys have good lightweight properties, machinability, corrosion resistance, shock absorption, dimensional stability and impact resistance, and are far superior to other materials. These characteristics make magnesium alloys widely used in a wide range of fields, such as transportation, electronics, medical, military, etc., and this trend is only increasing. Especially in the fields of Computer, Consumer Electronic Product, Communication, high-speed rail, automobile, bicycle, aerospace, architectural decoration, hand tools, medical rehabilitation equipment, etc., with good application prospects and great potential, it has become one of the development directions of new materials in the future. Among the more than 400 new materials catalogues supported by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology during the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, there are 12 related to magnesium. Since the 20th century, magnesium alloys have been used in the aerospace industry. The magnesium alloy can greatly improve the aerodynamic performance of the aircraft and can significantly reduce its structural weight, and many parts are made of it. Magnesium alloys have been widely used in automobile dashboards, seat supports, gearbox housings, directional control system components, engine covers, doors, engine blocks, frames, and the like. The use of magnesium alloys for the manufacture of automotive parts can significantly reduce vehicle weight, reduce fuel consumption, reduce emissions, improve component integration, and increase vehicle design flexibility. Due to the development of digital technology in the electronic information industry, the market is increasingly highly integrated with electronic and communication products, thin, thin, and environmentally friendly. Engineering pigments have been used as the main material, but their strength cannot be compared with metals. Magnesium alloy has excellent thin-wall casting performance, and its die-casting parts can reach a wall thickness of 0.6~1.0mm and maintain a certain strength, rigidity and impact resistance, which is very beneficial to the requirements of ultra-thin, ultra-light and miniaturization. This is unmatched by engineering pigments.

At present, electrical products made of magnesium alloy parts include cameras, cameras, digital cameras, notebook computers, mobile phones, televisions, plasma displays, hard disk drives, and the like. The use of magnesium alloys in military equipment can increase the strength of structural components, reduce the weight of equipment, and increase the weapon hit rate.