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Flammability of Mg–X Binary Alloys
Author(s) -
Prasad Arvind,
Shi Zhiming,
Atrens Andrej
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.201200124
Subject(s) - materials science , flammability , ignition system , metallurgy , diffusion , diffusion flame , autoignition temperature , composite material , combustion , analytical chemistry (journal) , thermodynamics , chromatography , chemistry , organic chemistry , combustor , physics
Flammability of Mg–X alloys was studied for X = Al, Ca, Si, Sn, Sr, La, Mn, Zn, Zr, Ce, Gd, and Nd. One end of a horizontal cylindrical specimen was subjected to a free diffusion liquid petroleum gas (LPG) flame. There was no burning without some melting of the specimen tip. Mg5%Gd, Mg3%Ca, and Mg5%Ca had considerable resistance to burning. Otherwise, on sufficient LPG flame exposure, there was melting and ignition of the specimen tip; any hot detached blob continued to burn until consumed, except for Mg1%Ca, Mg3%La, Mg3%Ce, and Mg5%Nd; and the burning specimen tip extinguished upon withdrawal of the applied LPG flame.