Abstract
The present paper reviews the present potential of magnesium and
its alloys as structural light-weight material in transportation
industry. An overview will be given on the state of the art in
casting technologies of magnesium alloys in order to broaden
possible applications in light weight construction. Further,
wrought magnesium will be emphasized as a challenge for
developing magnesium towards a competitive constructional
material. Future needs in all regards involve further alloy
development which has to need the special requirements for each
process. An overview on actual research activities in Europe and
also especially in Germany will be given.
