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Magnesium explained

ure Magnesium has been in use since the early 1800s, is the lightest of metals but with limited use which can be used for manufacturing engineered component parts by casting, forging, or direct machining from billet. In the early days a very small addition of Aluminium improved the strength and hardness

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