Aluminium-lithium alloys have garnered significant attention in the aerospace and defence sectors due to their exceptional combination of high strength, low density, and improved corrosion resistance.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced that its aluminum lithium plate is featured in NASA’s friction-stir welded, spun-form dome that makes its debut today at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Alcoa is offering Boeing new aluminium-lithium alloys to help with the 787's weight problem. Developed within the last 18 months to two years, the lightweight alloys could replace the conventional ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Metal is staging a comeback, at least in the aerospace world, where aluminium has been challenged by newfangled carbon-composites in the industry's perpetual war on weight. As plane ...

Comac has decided or is close to deciding to use large amounts of aluminum-lithium alloy in the structure of its C919 narrowbody airliner, maintaining a quota of advanced materials despite the ...

MIT researchers have designed a printable aluminum alloy that’s five times stronger than cast aluminum and holds up at ...

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a new aluminum alloy that can be 3D printed and reach roughly five times the strength of standard cast aluminum used in everyday ...

High-strength aluminum alloys are critical for making cars and planes more lightweight and fuel-efficient, but manufacturers ...

Aluminium alloy extrusion is a pivotal manufacturing method that enables the production of high-performance structural components. The process involves forcing a heated billet of aluminium alloy ...

By applying machine learning techniques, engineers at MIT have created a new method for 3D printing metal alloys that produce ...

The earth’s crust is lined with its most dense metal, aluminum, but its origin is in conflict with its prevalence. What was once more valuable than gold today forms the basis of aerospace, defense, ...