I.S. EN 1753:1998

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Designation
    3.1 Material
    3.2 Temper designation
    3.3 Casting process designation
4 Requirements
    4.1 Chemical composition
    4.2 Mechanical properties of castings
    4.3 Frequency of testing
5 Sampling
6 Test pieces
    6.1 Design
    6.2 Test pieces obtained from separately cast samples
    6.3 Test pieces cut from castings
7 Test methods
    7.1 Tensile test
    7.2 Brinell hardness test
8 Retests
9 Rounding of numbers
Tables
Annex A (informative) Bibliography
Annex B (informative) List of international, national and
                      former national European designations
                      corresponding to the European designations
Annex C (informative) Additional information regarding the
                      manganese and iron contents

Defines the chemical composition of magnesium alloy ingots. In addition it defines the mechanical properties of separately cast samples of these alloys and mechanical properties of magnesium alloy castings determined from samples cut from a casting.