Australian Magnesium advanced technology company specializing in research and development out of die-cast magnesium alloy AM-Lite for decoration, this new magnesium alloy is superior zinc alloy, aluminum and AZ91D magnesium alloy and plastic products in the technology and the economy. The new magnesium alloy AM-Lite fully meet the performance requirements of the application of lightweight decorative surface of the alloy.
The main advantages of AM-Lite is a lightweight magnesium alloy, with good metallic luster, excellent can die casting, oxidation resistance, and is particularly suitable for paint coating and plating, and zinc alloy, aluminum alloy, AZ91D magnesium alloy compared with the cost-saving advantages, cheaper than the cost of injection products. High performance magnesium alloy AM-Lite makes it suitable for building hardware, consumer electronics and automotive manufacturing decorative parts. MacDermid Company developed specifically AM-Lite plating process technology, the technology utilizes advantageous AM-Lite magnesium alloy chemical advantages, greatly simplifies the treatment process, and for copper, nickel and chromium plating treatment step is necessary . The new treatment process magnesium alloy die-casting body than just deal with zinc alloy die casting process of the body a process, and can achieve high efficiency of surface treatment requirements.
Currently in commercial products have been widely adopted this new magnesium alloy; casting plant have tried using this new type of magnesium alloy; product developers have to be evaluated and attention to this alloy, the first use of this magnesium alloy The products have entered the market.

Features magnesium alloy AM-Lite

1. Compared with other magnesium alloys, AM-Lite magnesium alloy solidification temperature below have antioxidant properties, and less in the casting surface oxidation, so other than the magnesium alloy die castings to store a lot of time is extended accordingly.
2. Performance and die-cast zinc alloy can be similar to the die-casting performance, with good reproducibility in the mold casting, die casting can be used to produce thin-walled, and AZ91D magnesium alloy compared to mold life to be extended, thereby reducing downtime time to enhance the degree of automation.
3.AM-Lite excellent cast magnesium alloy surface, reducing the number of polished, and has good fastness properties of the deposited layer and, particularly conducive to deep processing of plating and painting. The aluminum, magnesium alloy plating layer A Z91D significantly lower quality than AM-Lite for some, but the plastic plating processing cost is quite high.
4. Using specially developed MacDermid plating process technology, surface treatment eliminates erosion and deoxygenation process steps, which is a two-step process steps for aluminum and magnesium alloy AZ91D is a must.

Compare AM-Lite magnesium alloys and other materials

1. Zinc: Zinc die-cast alloy with excellent high performance can be die-casting, electroplating performance, but the main disadvantage is the high cost of high current density and the substrate. AM-Lite is a zinc-magnesium alloy density lower third of the density, and therefore for the same weight of material, AM-Lite magnesium alloy can be machined out of the number of parts is zinc alloy processing three times the number of parts, the cost is only fourth zinc alloy component costs. Makes high density zinc zinc alloy die castings are not suitable for the requirements of lighter weight components manufacture.
2. Aluminum: Aluminum is better to die-cast zinc alloy that, therefore not used in the manufacture of aluminum alloy die casting of thin-walled or complex, is more suitable for manufacturing thick parts, such as auto gearbox housing and other structures, aluminum density Magnesium density higher than 50%, when using magnesium alloy material with a light weight on the obvious advantages, especially in high-volume processing of aluminum die casting and lower material costs relatively high price of the premise, if magnesium alloy AM-Lite Die Casting manufacturing and processing costs will save about 14%, and magnesium die pressure and long service life than aluminum die-casting mold, will reduce a lot of costs.