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Magnesium for automotive applications: Primary production cost assessment

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Abstract

Production technologies must be cost effective for primary magnesium to become an economically viable alternative material for wide spread automotive applications. In this article, the prices at which magnesium becomes competitive with aluminum and steel are examined, including magnesium production cost estimates for current and future scenarios using electrolytic and thermal processes. The economic viability of the industry for automotive applications is also examined in the context of magnesium market price, taking into consideration the dynamics of its supply and demand as well.

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  1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Engineering Science and Technology Division, Building 3156, 1 Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, 37831-6073, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

    Sujit Das

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Sujit Das is with Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Das, S. Magnesium for automotive applications: Primary production cost assessment. JOM 55, 22–26 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-003-0204-x

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