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Magnesium Alloys

Magnesium alloys are formed from a base of elemental magnesium and another metallic element. A type of alkaline earth metal, elemental magnesium is a strong, yet light-weight metal that is also highly flammable and burns with a particularly bright light. As a comparable metal to aluminum, magnesium is the third most commonly used type of structural metal.

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Metal Associates
Pompton Plains, NJ
800-838-1978
When you need specialty metals, run of the mill products or hard to find industrial grade alloys, contact Metal Associates. We are a full line distributor of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys such as aluminum, bronze, copper, steel and more all available in a range of shapes, tempers and forms. From sheets and bar stock to tubing and wire, Metal Associates provides superior metal alloys and service.
 
Metalmen
Long Island City, NY
800-767-9494
Metalmen is your go-to source for nationwide & global distribution of aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, nickel & its alloys, Monel & high temperature alloys in such forms as foil, strip, blanks, sheet, coil, plate, wire, rod, bar, tube & pipe. Over 30 years experience means expert market advice & complete metalworking processes to meet each customer's specialty metal alloy and pure metal needs.
 
National Bronze & Metals, Inc.
Houston, TX
800-231-0771
National Bronze & Metals distributes the highest quality copper alloys, bronze & brass metal alloys. Our immense inventory includes over 100 different grades of copper alloys -- the largest of its kind in the USA. We serve a wide spectrum of demands by customers throughout North America and abroad with production involving bars in rounds, hollows, rectangles, squares, hex and made to order shapes.
 
Falcon Stainless & Alloys Corporation
Waldwick, NJ
800-631-0728
Established in 1959, Falcon Metals is a national distributor of high quality and hard to find metal alloys. We offer an extensive list of alloys and composites including stainless steels, nickel alloys, aluminum, alloy steels, titanium and tungsten alloys with inventories of sheet, coil, strip, foil, bar, wire, plate, pipe, tubing and structurals on most of the aforementioned grades to suit you.
 
Commercial Metal Exchange
Warminster, PA
215-956-0626
At Commercial Metal Exchange, we have over 25 years of experience helping buyers locate hard-to-find alloys, tempers and specifications. We stock and distribute all alloys, tempers and forms of aluminum, brass, copper, stainless and steels available for immediate delivery. Combined we have over 100 years of expertise sourcing metals. Avoid frustrations and trust us for fast delivery and low cost!
 
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A fairly inexpensive metal, magnesium features the advantageous characteristics of being easily machinable, because it is in fact the easiest type of metal to machine, particularly when it comes to casting and high ductility. The most common metallic elements that magnesium is used to alloy with are aluminum, zinc and lead, although it can also be alloyed with other non-ferrous metals such as zirconium. Since magnesium alloys offer strength in a light-weight form, they are used in a diverse range of applications in industries such as: automotive, for parts such as gearboxes, clutch housings, brake pedal brackets, wheels and valve covers; industrial manufacturing, for use in metal processing applications such as casting; aerospace, in which magnesium alloys are used for parts such as generator housings, compressor casings for turbine engines and auxiliary gearboxes; and electronics, used for devices such as computer parts, flash photography tools and cellular phones.

The different types of magnesium alloys have varied properties depending on the metallic element that magnesium was alloyed with. As the most common metal alloyed with magnesium, aluminum provides the magnesium with additional corrosion-resistance while not adding to the density of the metal as aluminum is also a very light-weight metal. Able to provide both cast and wrought magnesium alloys, two of the most common types of aluminum-magnesium alloys are Birmabright, which has a higher amount of aluminum than magnesium, and Magnalium, which also has a higher amount of aluminum than magnesium, but contains more magnesium than Birmabright. Some additional magnesium alloys include Elektron, Magnox and Magnuminium. Elektron is the category name for a broad range of magnesium alloys that also contain various amounts of other metallic elements such as silver, zinc, zirconium, aluminum or varied rare earth elements. Magnox, on the other hand, refers to one specific type of magnesium alloy. This alloy contains trace amounts of aluminum and other metals, and its name is a shorted version of the descriptor ‘Magnesium Non-Oxidizing'. Lastly, Magnuminium is generic name for many magnesium-based alloys that are commonly used for the applications of roofing as well as portable electric tools and domestic appliances.