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I expect zinc is still cheaper than magnesium. The surprising figure I recall was that the weight of zinc in an offshore wind turbine installation was close to

I expect zinc is still cheaper than magnesium. The surprising figure I recall was that the weight of zinc in an offshore wind turbine installation was close to half the weight of iron in it.

pfdietz 4y ago
The thing about magnesium is that it's available in unlimited quantities. It's one of the 30 or so elements that industrial society can keep using forever without fear of exhausting mineral resources.