Magnesium : Magnesium: Very Resistant Metal, White-silver, Very Light. It Gets Mildly In Contact With The Air. Obtaining : - Magnesium Is An Alkaline-earth Metal And Therefore Only Meets The Other Elements. It Is Found In Large Deposits Of Magnesite (magnesium Carbonate), Dolomites And Other Minerals (eg Talc). Use : - Magnesium Compounds, Mainly Magnesium Oxide, Are Used As A Refractory Metallurgy For Iron And Steel Industry Furnaces - Iron And Steel, Non-ferrous Metals, Glass And Cement; Magnesium Oxide And Other Compounds Are Also Used In Agriculture (as Fertilizers), Chemistry And Construction Industry; - Magnesium Alloys Are Also Used As Components Of The Automobile Structure. -to Remove Sulphides From Iron And Steels; -combined In Alloys, Is Essential In The Construction Of Airplanes And Missiles; -alloyed With Aluminum, Improves Its Mechanical, Machining And Welding Characteristics. Properties : - Very Resistant Metal, White-silver, Very Light. It Gets Mildly In Contact With The Air. It Is Easy To Light When It Is In The Form Of Thin Strips. Once Ignited, It Burns Like A White, Very Bright Flame, And Is Hard To Quench, Being Able To Burn On Interaction With Nitrogen And Carbon Dioxide. Material Specification : According To Sr En 12421-2000. Brand : Mg 99.95.
