Magnesium

Magnesium Recycling - Magnesium is more often used as an alloying element, particularly and most used is in aluminum cans, containing about 2.5% magnesium. Another well known use is the lining in furnaces that melt and refine metals and glass. Less popular uses are similar to that of aluminum - items such as engine parts and ladders, could be magnesium, although very rarely. Often concrete tools may be made from magnesium. Magnesium may be mistaken as aluminum but experience in handling this metal will give the expert a noticeable difference in weight compared with aluminum. After a short time magnesium will begin turn a dark gray color allowing this to also aid in identifying this metal. Magnesium is also known as a flammable element.