Magnesium Alloys

Weight reduction without compromise

While lithium is a metallic element, which has the lowest density, magnesium is the lowest density alloy currently available.

Race car designers and engineers are looking for magnesium alloy products which offer the best mechanical properties. Once introduced into the design of the car, it can quite literally be the difference between winning and losing.

Smiths High Performance offers an extensive range of magnesium products, including higher specification products grades. Our alloys give our customers design options which may not be readily available. We also process our magnesium alloys in-house. Although magnesium is a volatile material, we have all the necessary experience to cut these products safely. We are a single supply source for your magnesium alloy requirements.

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Magnesium alloys are the lightest products on the market, with only the element Lithium being lighter.

Faster Racing Cars

Many of our stocked products, such as magnesium, alloy race car design engineers to reduce weight and increase performance.

Technical Datasheets

Every product page on our website includes a link to a technical datasheet in PDF file format, which is free to download.

Material Testing

We give you access to our UKAS Accredited Materials Testing Laboratory, which provides comprehensive metallurgical support.

Exceeding Expectations

Our success is born from our relentless desire to push the operating boundaries of alloys to the limit. Magnesium is no exception - our premium product range offers our customers materials with outstanding characteristics. It is this philosophy which gives our customers a competitive edge.

Our magnesium alloy range is selected to provide outstanding performance characteristics which are ideal for designing race winning cars. Such low density combined with strength results in an alloy range which lends itself perfectly for motorsport engineering applications. Our stock range includes four magnesium product grades, all with differing attributes to suit your needs.

ALLOY DEVELOPMENT
We are a leading supplier of magnesium alloys to the global motorsport market.Racing wheels are manufactured from cast magnesium grades.
Magnesium is the lightest engineering material currently available, although lithium is the lightest element.

Racing Wheels

As the lightest structural engineering material on the market, magnesium finds extensive use in the production of racing wheels. The alloy is lighter than aluminium and yet offers comparable strength. Magnesium is also straightforward to cast, which includes more intricate wheel designs.

Magnesium alloys also display excellent damping characteristics, i.e. the materials ability to dissipate vibration energy. Materials that mitigate the risk of excessive vibration are highly useful in motorsport engineering.

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Magnesium is simple to cast, making it highly useful for intricate components, such as gearbox casings.Magnesium is a high damping alloy, which helps to reduce vibrations.
Race wheels benefit from magnesium's performance characteristics.

Processing Options

We utilise modern equipment to offer in-house processing services which accurately cuts your engineering materials to your individual size requirements.

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