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Aluminium Magnesium AlMg
Aluminium Magnesium AlMg
AlMg
Aluminium based
high concentration master alloys
AlMg.366.E.01
Aluminium Magnesium Although addition as elemental
AlMg Magnesium is common, the use of a
master alloy is sometimes preferred as it
Application offers the following advantages:
Magnesium is an important alloying • improved metal yield due to less burn off
element in most medium strength and compared with pure Magnesium
some high strength wrought Aluminium additions
alloys such as the international standard • higher accuracy in composition
AA 6000 and AA 5000 series. It also adjustments to meet tight specified
features as a major element in foundry composition limits.
casting alloys. • reduced risk of harmful oxide or spinel
formation.
The presence of Magnesium in Aluminium
alloys: Product description
• imparts heat treatable properties in AlMg master alloys are available in lumps
balanced combination with Silicon - broken 7 kg waffle plate. The lumps are AlMg25% 200x Al3Mg2 phase in Al matrix
• enhances corrosion resistance e.g. for packed in pallet boxes. The packaging is
marine applications. colour coded according to international
standards. Each pallet carries a label Metallographic structure
clearly showing the batch number and The phase diagram indicates that
nominal alloy composition. Magnesium is predominantly present as
the intermetallic compound Al3Mg2.
Photomicrographs of the AlMg 25 master
alloy show the globular shaped phase to be
uniformly dispersed in an Aluminium
matrix.
Storage
The alloy must be stored in a dry area to
avoid excessive oxidation.
Composition
In weight percent
Master alloy Mg Fe max. Si max. Mn max. Others each max. Derived from specification
AA CEN
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