Variation of hydrogen level in magnesium alloy melt

Abstract

At present there is no commercial instrument available for measurement of hydrogen level in magnesium alloy melt in front of melting furnace. In this paper the equations of solubility of hydrogen in pure magnesium and magnesium alloy have been modified based on thermodynamic analysis. A fast measurement system for hydrogen content in magnesium melt was set up. With this instrument, measurement experiments have been carried out to determine hydrogen level in AZ91 melt. The hydrogen level varies from 6 cm3/100g to 14 cm3/100g at the temperature range between 650

Keywords

• magnesium alloy
• hydrogen level
• measurement instrument