Magnesium Thixomolding Alloy Compositions | | | | | | | |
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The following is a summary of the compositions of typical magnesium thixomolding alloys.
Compositions are nominal, except for the Mg-Al-Ca alloys noted with *.

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| | | | | | COMPOSITION wt.% | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alloy | Al | Zn | RE | Zr | Ag | Mn | Y | Th | Li | Cu | Si | Sr | Ca | Others | Reference | Link | |
AM50A | 4.9 | 0.22 | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | | | 0.002 max Ni, 0.004 max Fe | Handbook of Materials Selection, ed. Kutz, Myer, 2002 John Wiley & Sons | Read the Full Article | |
AM60B | 6.9 | 0.22 max | | | | 0.42 | | | | | | | | 0.002 max Ni, 0.005 max Fe | Handbook of Materials Selection, ed. Kutz, Myer, 2002 John Wiley & Sons | Read the Full Article | |
AZ91D | 9 | 0.7 | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | | | 0.001 max Ni, 0.005 max Fe | Handbook of Materials Selection, ed. Kutz, Myer, 2002 John Wiley & Sons | Read the Full Article | |
ZAX8506 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 0.6 | | E. A. Nyberg, D. J. Edwards and R. H. Jones, "Microstructure and Microchemistry of Creep Resistant Magnesium Alloys", Magnesium Technology 2001, TMS, pp. 169-174. | Read the Full Article | |
Mg-Al-Ca (various) * | 4.3 - 6.1 | | | | | 0.23 - 0.29 | | | | | | | 0 - 4.84 | | T. Tsukeda, A. Maehara, K. Saito, M. Suzuki, J. Koike, K. Maruyama and H. Kubo, "Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Heat Resistant Mg-Al-Ca Alloys Formed by Thixomolding", Magnesium Technology 2000, TMS, pp. 395-402. | Read the Full Article | |
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