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Ignition Temperatures of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys

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A simple reproducible method was developed for determining the ignition temperatures of magnesium and magnesium alloys and by this method magnesium and over 100 magnesium alloys were measured. The ignition temperature of magnesium was determined in O2-SO2, O2-N2 mixtures and in O2 from 0.166 to 10 atm pressure. The ignition temperature of magnesium is generally lowered by alloying and increased by an increase in oxygen pressure.

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  1. Department of Metallurgy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA

    W. Martin Fassell Jr. (Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Metallurgy, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, USA

    Leonard B. Gulbransen (Instructor)

  3. Department of Metallurgy, University of Utah, USA

    John R. Lewis (Member AIME, Head)

  4. Engineering Experiment Station, University of Utah, USA

    J. Hugh Hamilton (Member AIME, Director)

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Discussion on this paper, TP 3070E, may be sent, 2 copies, to AIME by Sept. 1, 1951. Manuscript, Aug. 28, 1950; revision, Dec. 28, 1950. St. Louis Meeting, February 1951.

This paper is a report of work done under contract with the Technical Command, Chemical Corps, U. S. Army.

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Fassell, W.M., Gulbransen, L.B., Lewis, J.R. et al. Ignition Temperatures of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys. JOM 3, 522–528 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03397342

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