Fig. 2.

Test setups for the mechanical evaluation of the magnesium membrane (colored dark grey in schematics). In the schematics, the light grey colored pieces of equipment move in the direction of the blue arrow, whilst the white colored pieces remain in a fixed position. a) Dogbone shape and tensile test setup for the magnesium membrane. b) Membrane bending test setup, based on the ISO 7438-05 (Metallic materials – Bend test). c) Setup testing for the resistance of the membrane to tensile loads at its anchoring point. This setup is based on the requirements of ASTM F564. d) Test setup for the “Small punch test”, based on the requirements of ASTM F2183-02. (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the Web version of this article.)