Magnesium

Mg

Description

Magnesium crystallizes in a hexagonal close-packed arrangement.

Properties

Lightweight, flammable in powder form.

Applications

Lightweight alloys for aerospace and automotive.

Unit Cell Axes

a=3.21 b=3.21 c=5.21

Unit Cell Angles

α=90° β=90° γ=120°

Lattice Type

Primitive

Grid Expansion

Appearance

Mg Color
#aab0b4
Bond Color
#94a3b8
Atoms: 9Bonds: 28

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