Scope of the Conference

Magnesium is the most promising metallic light weight material for a universal use in transportation industry to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Owing to their intrinsic characteristics of light weight, promising mechanical properties, their high recyclability and the reduced prices for primary magnesium, the interest for implementation of magnesium base materials as a substitution for other materials or as a competitive material for new design strategies has increased. But magnesium alloys have to compete with various light structural materials such as aluminium, steel and polymers with focus on economical aspects, materials and component requirements.

Semper Opera House

After intensive research during the last decade, a number of new research programmes in Europe, China and North America created new ideas and stimulated competition for advanced developments in magnesium technology. The implementations of new alloys in power trains, the use of wrought alloys in 3C application and cast alloys for parts with decorative surface are the indications for the sustainable research and development in the past. Nevertheless, the production of parts by high pressure die casting is still the predominant technology. Wrought alloys play a secondary role as niche products. Reasons are a lack of knowledge on the behaviour of wrought alloys, and limited availability of economical processes and alloys for extrusions, sheets and forgings. In the future new developments in alloys and processes open new opportunities for increased use of wrought alloys. This is one focus of the conference. The second focus addresses additional challenges, which decide on the extension of the use of magnesium materials, e.g the corrosion behaviour and development of reliable surface coatings.

K. U. Kainer
Chairman

Poster Sessions / Award

The Poster Session will form an integral part of the conference. Poster authors are requested to introduce their poster orally in form of a short lecture in the plenary hall (3 minutes, max. of 2-3 transparancies). Subsequently, there will be discussion time dedicated, and the authors will be available for further discussion in front of the poster panels. The short presentation is the key to your poster that will be on display next to the lecture hall. We are very confident that this will stimulate an exciting communication process. The discussion will merge into the poster evening, where refreshments and snacks will be provided. The best posters will be awarded a prize.