Typical Magnesium Sheet and Plate Alloys

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The following is a summary of typical magnesium sheet and plate alloys including links to supplier property data and links to articles and handbook information. | For additional resources, visit http://www.materialstechnology.org | | | |
Alloy | Temper | Description | Supplier Information | Article or Handbook | Link to Article/Handbook | | | |
AZ31B | O, H24, H26 | Mg-Al-Zn alloy with good room temperature strength, ductility and corrosion resistance.  Weldable.  Increased strength obtained by strain hardening and partial annealing. | Magnesium-Elektron | Handbook of Materials Selection, ed. Kutz, Myer, 2002 John Wiley & Sons | Read the Full Article | | | |
| | | | Metallic Materials Properties Development and Standardization, U. S. Department of Transportation, 2003 | Read the Full Article | | | |
| | | | Y. Lin and X. Wu, "An Electron-Backscattered Diffraction Study of the Texture Evolution in a Coarse-Grained AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Deformed in Tension at Elevated Temperatures", Met. Trans. A, January 2006, pp. 7-17. | Acquire the Article | | | |
| | | | S. R. Agnew, J. W. Senn and J. A. Horton, "Mg Sheet Metal Forming:  Lessons Learned from Deep Drawing Li and Y Solid-Solution Alloys", JOM, May 2006, pp. 62-69. | Read the Full Article | | | |
| | | | Fr.-W. Bach, B. -A. Behrens, M. Rodman, A. Rossberg and G. Kurtz, "Macroscopic Damage by the Formation of Shear Bands during the Rolling and Deep Drawing of Magnesium Sheets", JOM, May 2005, pp. 57-61. | Read the Full Article | | | |
| | | | A. Jain and S. R. Agnew, "Effect of Twinning on the Mechanical Behavior of a Magnesium Alloy Sheet During Strain Path Changes", Magnesium Technology 2006, TMS, pp. 219-224. | Acquire the Article | | | |
| | | | Z. Keshavarz and M. R. Barnett, "In-Situ Investigation of Twinning Behavior in Mg-3Al-1Zn", Magnesium Technology 2005, TMS, pp. 171-178. | Acquire the Article | | | |
| | | | A. Jain and S. R. Agnew, "Measuring the Temperature Dependence of the Flow Surface of Magnesium Alloy Sheet", Magnesium Technology 2005, TMS, pp. 71-76. | Acquire the Article | | | |
AZ31B (continued) | | | R. Krishnamurthy, Y. Liu, X. Wu, W. yang and M. L. Werner, "Thermal Forming of Magnesium Alloys:  Processing and Simulation", Magnesium Technology 2004, TMS, pp. 51-60. | Read the Full Paper | | | |
| | | | G. Kurz, "Heated Hydro-Mechanical Deep Drawing of Magnesium Sheet Metal", Magnesium Technology 2004, TMS, pp. 67-72. | Read the Full Paper | | | |
| | | | T. Imai, S. Dong, N. Saito and I. Shigemastu, "Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Mg-Al-Zn Alloys Processed by Different-Speeds-Rolling", Magnesium Technology 2004, TMS, pp. 91-96. | Read the Full Paper | | | |
| | | | S. R. Agnew, "Plastic Anisotropy of Magnesium Alloy AZ31B Sheet", Magnesium Technology 2002, TMS, pp. 169-174. | Read the Full Paper | | | |
| | | | P. E. Krajewski, "Elevated Temperature behavior of Sheet Magnesium Alloys", Magnesium Technology 2002, TMS, pp. 175-179. | Read the Full Paper | | | |
| | | | For more articles, search Magnesium Article and Presentation Database, Eric Nyberg of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 2007. | Search Database | | | |
Superplastic AZ31B | O | Approved for use in Superforming process.  Exhibits enhanced elongation characteristics at elevated temperature, equivalent to those of aluminum alloys 5083 and 2004. | Magnesium-Elektron | | | | | |
ZM21 | O, H24 | Medium strength.  Easily formed. Fully weldable by argon arc process. | Magnesium-Elektron | | | | | |
LA141 | | Mg-Li alloy. | | P. D. Frost, "Technical and Economic Status of Magnesium-Lithium Alloys", Batelle Memorial Institute, NASA SP-5028, Washington, D. C., 1965. | Read the Full Report | | | |
LAZ933 | | Mg-Li alloy. | | Magnesium.com General Forum Discussion "Magnesium Lithium alloy LAZ933" (also includes mention of LA141) | Read the Discussion Thread | | | |
Red Top | | Photoengraving plate. | Magnesium-Elektron | | | | | |
AQ-BLU | | Photoengraving plate. | Magnesium-Elektron | | | | | |
Elektron Tooling Plate | thermally stabilized | Tooling plate w/ flat plate surface, moderate strength and ductility.  Exceptional dimensional stability in machining.  Remains stable over time.  Has sufficient ductility for limited room temperature forming and is weldable. | Magnesium-Elektron | | | | | |
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