Applications

Practical applications of magnesium

The practical applications for magnesium are inreasing due to the properties inherent in the material; Mg has a higher strength-to-weight ratio than aluminum and can be injection molded like plastic to form complex intricate parts. 

Advantages and practical applications  broken down by industry segments:

Military

• Weight savings: Our military men and women are shedding needed items to reduce the load they must carry.  Through the use of Mg in their equipment we can make them more light-weight and mobile, thereby improving their safety.
• Protective armaments: By using Mg we can increase resistence to penetration, especially for body armor and vehicle shielding.
• Reduce vehicle weight: Vehicles are breaking down in desert conditions with less than 1000 hours of service, with Mg we can create lighter-weight, more durable vehicles.

Battery Sheet

• Mg batteries have been traditional in the military and other sea-water applications.
• nanoMAG sheet for batteries can be produced more economically than any other option now available on the market.
• nanoMAG has been successful with bonding stainless steel into Mg sheet thereby utilizing more of the Mg anode material that is wasted by falling to the bottom of cells.

Electronics/Communication

• Increased material strength and increased durability for the complex electronic devices we use every day.
• Sheet thickness of less than 1mm means a reduction in size and weight across the board.
• EMI/RFI shielding.
• Heat removal.
• Stiffness.

Wind Energy

• Lightening the weight and resultant roof loads of small wind mills (the density of Mg is 1/4 that of steel).
• Dampening the vibration and noise of wind mills.
• Reducing inertial energy losses of windmills during start-up.

Biomedical

• Thixoblended Mg alloys can be custom designed to optimize the combination of strength and corrosion rate in resorbable biomedical implants.

Recreational Equipment

• Lighter weight.
• Higher specific stiffness.
• Improved performance and reliability.

Automotive

• Reduced vehicle weight.
• Reduced fuel consumption.
• Reduced carbon monoxide emissions.
• Can be used in place of steel or aluminum stamped components.
• Superior noise dampening.
• Superior crash protection properties.