Today's KNOWLEDGE Share : Magnesium’s Industrial Comeback

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share

🚀 Magnesium’s Industrial Comeback - From Risky to Reliable 🌍

Five years ago, magnesium was on every “too risky” list.

Too costly. Too unstable. Too dependent.

Today, that perception is finally changing, and not by chance.

Working with OEMs scaling beyond 50k units/year, we’ve seen first-hand how magnesium has evolved from an experiment to a trusted industrial reality.

⚙️ Why Magnesium Matters Now

🛠 Longer die-life → −15% maintenance, +uptime

⏱ Faster HPDC cycles → +20% throughput

💵 Stable pricing → predictable budgets

🌏 Multi-regional supply & vertical integration → full traceability and reduced regional dependency

⚡ +25–45 kg Mg per EV → lighter, safer, more efficient

This isn’t theory, it’s what happens when OEMs and suppliers build stability, transparency, and scalability into every step of production.

📊 Real-World Proof

🈸 China’s “Technology Roadmap 2.0”: ~25 kg Mg per EV (2025) → ~45 kg (2030)

🚗 Chery eQ5 frame: 94 kg, 100% Mg (AZ91), industrially validated

🔩 Seres Motors: 19 kg/EV with AM60 & AE42, HPDC at scale

🏭 Baowu Group: AS21 & AE44 components, consistent throughput & quality

Magnesium alloys like AZ, AM, AE, AS are no longer experimental, they’re industrial standards shaping the next generation of EVs.

🔮 Looking Ahead

Aluminium solved yesterday’s EV challenges.

Magnesium is solving tomorrow’s.

Because the future of lightweight design isn’t about chasing the lowest cost, it’s about ensuring stable price, stable supply, and scalable performance.

💬 Join the discussion:

➡ Do you think magnesium will have its “aluminium moment” in EVs?

➡ Which component could lead that transition first?

➡ Tag an engineer or OEM who should weigh in on this conversation.

If you’re watching this shift in real time, you’re already part of the magnesium comeback.

source : Francisco Barea Silva