Assembling Magnesium Parts | 2016-06-03 | Assembly Magazine

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Magnesium is strong and lightweight, but it poses problems for fastening and joining.

June 3, 2016
John Sprovieri

Efforts to reduce vehicle weight have mostly focused on aluminum, plastics and composites, but another lightweight material is also getting attention: magnesium. The ninth most abundant element in the universe, magnesium is as strong as steel, but 33 percent lighter than aluminum, 60 percent lighter than titanium, and 75 percent lighter than steel. (…)

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