Magnesium, Magnesium Alloys, and Magnesium Composites

by Manoj Gupta, Nai Mui Ling Sharon, Nai Mui Sharon

A look at the current and future uses of magnesium-based products and their role in the world's environmental and technological revolution

The lightest of all structural metals, having one-fourth the density of steel and two-thirds that of aluminum, magnesium has already been adopted as an alternative construction material in applications as far ranging as automotive and sports equipment, electronics, and space technology. In a world concerned...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470494174
• ISBN13: 9780470494172
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"