Magnesium and Aircraft Engineering

The Second of a Series of Articles Describing the Materials Used in Aircraft Construction

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1960 English Publisher:EmeraldJournal:Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, volume 32, pages 16-22 (issn: 0002-2667,

Authors: A.J. Kennedy; A.R. Sollars;

doi: 10.1108/eb033198

Magnesium and Aircraft Engineering

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MAGNESIUM, because of its low density, has obvious possibilities as an aircraft structural material. The useful magnesium alloys have densities in the range 1·76 to 1·83, compared with the aluminium alloys range of about 2·5 to 2·8. The melting point of magnesium is 650 deg. C., almost identical with that of aluminium (660 deg. C.), so that generally the alloys of each of these base elements have applications in much the same temperature band.

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