New light weight metal as formable as aluminum sheet metal with 1.5 times higher strength

Monday, July 24, 2017 - 08:02 in Physics & Chemistry

A research team at NIMS and Nagaoka University of Technology developed high strength magnesium sheet metal that has excellent formability comparable to that of the aluminum sheet metal currently used in body panels of some automobiles. The alloy uses only common metals, and is expect to be a low-cost light weight sheet metal for automotive applications.

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