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Room-Temp-Solvus — Mg-Al

Alloy System
Mg-Al
Invariant Point Or Boundary
Room Temp Solvus
Component 1 Name
Al
Component 2 Name
Mg
Composition 1 Wt Pct (wt%)
2
Engineering Significance
Large Solubility Change (12.7% -> 2%) Enables Precipitation hardening; Aging Kinetics Are Slow in Mg
Phase Alpha
Alpha Mg
Phase Beta
Beta Mg17Al12
Phase Description
Alpha Solvus at Room temperature; ~2 wt%Al Soluble at 25°C
Reaction Type
Phase Boundary
Temperature C (C)
25
Mg-Al — invariant point or boundary room_temp_solvus · engineering significance Large solubility change (12.7% -> 2%) enables precipitation hardening; aging… · phase description Alpha solvus at room temperature; ~2 wt%Al soluble at 25°C · composition 1 wt pct 2 wt% · reaction type phase_boundary | Binary Phase Diagrams | Engineering Database