Development of a Low-cost, Temperature- and Creep-resistant Magnesium Die-casting Alloy

  1. Prof. Dr.-Ing. K. U. Kainer
  1. F. v. Buch1,
  2. S. Schumann1,
  3. E. Aghion2,
  4. B. Bronfin2,
  5. B. L. Mordike3,
  6. M. Bamberger4,
  7. D. Eliezer5

Published Online: 15 MAY 2006

DOI: 10.1002/3527607552.ch4

Book Title

Magnesium Alloys and their Applications

Magnesium Alloys and their Applications

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How to Cite

v. Buch, F., Schumann, S., Aghion, E., Bronfin, B., Mordike, B. L., Bamberger, M. and Eliezer, D. (2006) Development of a Low-cost, Temperature- and Creep-resistant Magnesium Die-casting Alloy, in Magnesium Alloys and their Applications (ed K. U. Kainer), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527607552.ch4

Editor Information

  1. GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH, Institut für Werkstofforschung, Max-Planck- Straße, D-21502 Geesthacht, Germany

Author Information

  1. 1

    Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Germany

  2. 2

    Dead Sea Magnesium, Beer-Sheva, Israel

  3. 3

    Department of Materials Engineering and Technology, TU Clausthal, Germany

  4. 4

    Technion, Haifa, Israel

  5. 5

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 15 MAY 2006
  2. Published Print: 20 SEP 2000

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527302826

Online ISBN: 9783527607556

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Keywords:

  • magnesium alloys;
  • alloy development;
  • low-cost;
  • magnesium die-casting alloy

Summary

Alloy development work is now underway therefore as part of an international project the structure, composition and initial interim results of which have already been described [1]. The goals of this project can be defined as follows using conventional alloys as the terms of reference:

a) Room temperature properties at least as good as AZ91; b) Strength above 120 °C better than AZ91; c) Minimal creep rate better than AE42, d) Castability similar to AZ91; e) Corrosion similar to AZ91; f) Costs similar to AZ91 (no more than 20 % higher).

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