What are the advantages of magnesium alloy processing? Application of magnesium alloy in automobile field

What are the advantages of magnesium alloy processing?

Application of magnesium alloy in automobile field

Magnesium alloy automobile instrument panel structure
At present, the three main types of materials used in automobiles are steel, aluminum alloy and plastic. Steel and iron accounted for about 62% of the total, aluminum alloys and plastics both accounted for 8% to 10%, while magnesium accounted for only 0.3%. However, with the solution of corrosion resistance of magnesium alloy in recent years, the proportion of magnesium increased greatly. So what are the advantages of magnesium alloy processing? What parts can magnesium alloy be processed?

After years of working with automotive companies around the world, Modo Rapid has come to some conclusions.

Magnesium alloy processing advantages

First of all, magnesium can be used as a processing material, It has the following advantages as below:

Magnesium itself is less dense, about a third lighter than aluminum. The use of magnesium alloy is beneficial to lightweight, energy saving and carbon emission reduction. At the same time, the specific strength of magnesium alloy is higher than that of aluminum alloy and steel, and the specific stiffness of aluminum alloy is comparable to that of steel. In addition, magnesium has excellent hysteretic shock absorption performance, canAfter years of working with automotive companies around the world, we have come to some conclusions, so it has been widely used in car seat system, car body architecture, transmission system, chassis and other parts.
2.Magnesium alloy processing has good casting and dimensional stability, but also good machinability, reduce production cost. At the same time, magnesium alloy can be recycled with low recovery cost and high recovery efficiency.

What auto parts can be made by Magnesium?

custom automotive Magnesium prototype
There are more than 100 kinds auto parts can be made by Magnesium alloy.

We usually divide them into two categories: 1. Automotive shell 2. Auto frame

1. Automotive shell

Light housing, engine housing, cylinder head, engine housing, gearbox housing and trunk cover inner plate and so on.

2. Auto frame

Body frame, instrument panel frame, mirror bracket, seat bracket, seat frame and so on…

Modo Rapid has accumulated rich experience and fruitful results in many innovative fields such as intelligent care products, medical devices, automotive transportation, robotics, commercial aerospace, automation equipment, etc., which can provide one-stop service with comprehensive support for the entire project of customers.

3. Magnesium alloy automobile instrument panel structure

Lightweight is the eternal theme of the automotive industry. With the development of the automobile industry, the investment in lightweight of new energy vehicles is faster and stronger than that of traditional fuel vehicles. Magnesium alloys have also been widely used.

4.Magnesium alloy automobile parts

We work with many automotive companies on magnesium alloy auto parts prototype projects, before mass production. Whether it’s for automotive impact testing, new car designs, or assembly testing. We can all assist automotive companies with early product development.