Table 1.

Shape and supplier of the raw materials.

Material	Particle Size/Type	Manufacturer
Pure Mg powder	Spherical powder <45 µm	Société pour la Fabrication du Magnésium, Martigny, Switzerland
Master alloy powder (MAP) Mg-10Ca	Spherical powder 45–63 µm	Zentrum für Funktionswerkstoffe gemeinnützige GmbH, Clausthal, Germany and HZG
Pure Mg	Ingot	Xinxiang Jiuli Magnesium Co., Ltd, Xinxiang, China
Pure silver	granules	ESG Edelmetall-Handel GmbH. & Co. KG, Rheinstetten, Germany