Target aluminum alloy
Identify the finished alloy, recipe, furnace and addition practice.
Discuss this application →Application guide
Magnesium Ingots for Aluminum Alloying
A chemistry-led guide for selecting Mg99.95 or Mg99.90 as an addition in aluminum-alloy production.
Application guide
This page is a technical discussion guide, not a claim of existing customer supply, process approval or guaranteed performance. Final suitability must be confirmed by the buyer against its process, standard and trial.
Application guide
Application objective
Translate the target aluminum alloy and melt practice into magnesium purity, impurity and handling requirements.
Process-fit discussion
- 01
Identify the finished alloy, recipe, furnace and addition practice.
- 02
Confirm magnesium minimum and critical iron, silicon, copper, nickel or other limits.
- 03
Define ingot format, bundle protection, sampling, COA and trial needs.
RFQ
Confirm before quotation
A chemistry-led guide for selecting Mg99.95 or Mg99.90 as an addition in aluminum-alloy production.
Mg grade and impurities
Confirm magnesium minimum and critical iron, silicon, copper, nickel or other limits.
Discuss this application →Ingot and packing format
Define ingot format, bundle protection, sampling, COA and trial needs.
Discuss this application →Insights
Related knowledge
A guide to specifying primary magnesium additions for aluminum alloy production, covering grade, impurity balance, recovery, packing and inspection.
- Specify the target aluminum alloy
- Calculate the complete impurity balance
- Confirm addition practice and recovery assumptions
A procurement comparison of Mg99.95 and Mg99.90 magnesium ingots, including purity, impurity review, applications, documents and RFQ fields.
- Select the grade from the downstream process
- Review individual impurity limits
- Confirm the applicable standard and COA fields
A buyer guide to reading magnesium ingot COAs, comparing grade limits, identifying critical impurities and defining sampling and acceptance.
- Match the COA to the ordered grade
- Review each critical element
- Confirm sample identity and test method
A sourcing-oriented overview of where magnesium alloys may support automotive lightweighting and what primary-metal buyers should verify.
- Component design determines material value
- Primary metal is upstream of alloy qualification
- Automotive sourcing requires traceability and process evidence
A buyer checklist for magnesium ingot bundles, pallets, markings, dry storage, container planning, inspection and shipment documents.
- Confirm bundle construction before quotation
- Keep ingots dry and traceable
- Inspect packing and container condition before dispatch
A complete RFQ checklist for semi coke and magnesium ingot buyers covering application, specification, quantity, packing, destination, inspection and terms.
- State the application before requesting price
- Use measurable specification fields
- Include delivery and inspection scope
Clarify product identity, batch, indicators, sampling, inspection responsibility and document timing before an industrial material order.
- COA
- Inspection
- Sampling
Learn to compare indicators, units, minimum and maximum limits, ranges, grades, size and order notes without mixing product data.
- Specifications
- Units
- Procurement
RFQ
Magnesium Ingots for Aluminum Alloying
A chemistry-led guide for selecting Mg99.95 or Mg99.90 as an addition in aluminum-alloy production.