aluminium alloy

Vedanta To Open India’s First Primary Foundry Alloy For Aluminium Alloy Wheels

Vedanta To Open India’s First Primary Foundry Alloy For Aluminium Alloy Wheels

Indian aluminium smelter Vedanta Ltd. announced last week the launch of its Primary Foundry Alloy (PFA) which it will utilize to produce aluminium alloy for India’s automotive sector. Making the announcement at last week’s 59th Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) Annual...

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Aluminum Association Issues World’s First Material Designation System For 3D Printing

Aluminum Association Issues World’s First Material Designation System For 3D Printing

The Aluminum Association announced yesterday a new material registration record describing standards for aluminium powder utilized in additive manufacturing. The new standards, christened “Purple Sheets” by the Association, are the first new material registration record in almost two decades. These standards provide alloy designations and chemical composition limits for the aluminium powders used in the […]

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Norsk Hydro Partners With Dutch Start-Up To Produce Sustainable Luxury Yacht

Norsk Hydro Partners With Dutch Start-Up To Produce Sustainable Luxury Yacht

Thanks to a Dutch start-up company and raw materials from Norsk Hydro ASA, a luxury sailing yacht made almost entirely of circular materials will soon be gracing harbors around the world. The makers of the Vaan R4 catamaran say it is the world’s most sustainable luxury yacht, making it a radical departure from the norm […]

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Researchers Develop New Aluminium Alloy Using Microscopic Diamonds

Researchers Develop New Aluminium Alloy Using Microscopic Diamonds

A team of Russian and British scientists announced the development of a process to add nanoscale diamonds to molten aluminium, making a new aluminium alloy tailored to maritime transportation applications. Researchers from Brunel University in London and Tomsk State University in south-central Siberia say the process is the first of its kind, as no efforts […]

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Nalco Debuts New Strontium Aluminium Alloy

Nalco Debuts New Strontium Aluminium Alloy

India’s state-owned aluminium smelter National Aluminium Company (NALCO) announced earlier this week a new line of products for its customers – CH-91 grade strontium modified aluminium billets. According to the firm, the new product, which is part of its push to diversify its product line-up, offers manufacturers an alloy with higher productivity and billet output, […]

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