Magnesium Melting/Casting and Remelting in Foundries
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. K. U. Kainer
Published Online: 15 MAY 2006
DOI: 10.1002/3527607552.ch114
Copyright © 2000 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Book Title
Magnesium Alloys and their Applications
Additional Information
How to Cite
Dörsam, H. W. (2006) Magnesium Melting/Casting and Remelting in Foundries, in Magnesium Alloys and their Applications (ed K. U. Kainer), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527607552.ch114
Editor Information
GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH, Institut für Werkstofforschung, Max-Planck- Straße, D-21502 Geesthacht, Germany
Publication History
- Published Online: 15 MAY 2006
- Published Print: 20 SEP 2000
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9783527302826
Online ISBN: 9783527607556
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- magnesium alloys;
- magnesium melting;
- magnesium casting;
- remelting
Summary
The following exposition describes today's common melting and remelting plants for magnesium, with some prospects for developments to be expected, particularly for “inhouse recycling”.
The main topic will be the furnaces and the necessary accessories, not the generally known casting methods.