Development and application of magnetic magnesium for data storage in gentelligent products

A new concept aims at developing genetically intelligent (“gentelligent”) components, which bequeath production or application data to their next generation. For such an approach, it is desirable to store respective information on the component itself. This is accomplished by using its surface to store magnetic data on it. This way, the component itself can be used as its own information carrier throughout the manufacturing process and later throughout the working cycle. The chosen approach is to develop a magnetic magnesium (Mg), integrate it in an appropriate component, and subject the component to recording experiments.