The need for fuel efficiency and increased performance in transportation systems continually places new demands on the materials used. The design criteria which automobile and aerospace industries are primarily concerned with are density, strength, stiffness, and corrosion resistance. Low-density materials may reduce fuel costs, increase range, and allow larger payloads. High strength and stiffness are necessary for adequate performance and safety characteristics, while corrosion resistance helps to ensure that design lifetime is achieved.Magnesium is the th most abundant element on the earth making up approximately . % by mass of the earth s crust and . % by mass of the oceans [ ]. Other advantages of magnesium alloys have played an important role in a broad variety of structural applications in the automobile, aerospace, electronics, and consumer products industries. Magnesium has specific high strength to weight ratio, and it is % lighter than aluminium and % lighter than iron. Typical magnesium alloys weigh ~ % less than their aluminium counterparts at equal stiffness. Magnesium also has high thermal conductivity, good electromagnetic shielding characteristics, good ductility, excellent castability and better damping characteristics than aluminum, and Mg is easily recycled. The main use of magnesium by far is as an alloying addition to aluminum alloys. Other major uses of magnesium include desulphurization of steel and the production of ductile iron. "s a structural material, it can be used in aerospace components, automobile and computer parts, mobile phones and sporting goods. Magnesium for structural applications is processed into castings die, sand, permanent mold and investment , extrusions, forgings, impact extrusions and flat rolled products. Die castings account for % of the castings shipped. Magnesium can be joined by riveting, or any of the commonly used welding methods [ ].With the dramatically increased emphasis on weight reduction, magnesium is receiving a lot of attention as a material for use in the next generation automobiles. This is due to limited fossil