
which is two thirds of aluminium and one sixth of steel. The strength-to-weight ratio of magnesium is 158 kNm/kg magnesite making production in many locations possible. SecondMar 7 which to ...Electrolytic magnesium production has been the major method used to produce magnesium metal since Davy discovered magnesium in 1808. Many of the early workers developed small advances until the electrolysis of anhydrous magnesium chloride became the standard method of production. From the very first days