Chinalco Institute & Beijing Aerospace collaborate to develop aluminium alloy parts for energy vehicles

The Chinalco Institute of Materials signed a product development contract with a Beijing Aerospace research institute. This partnership focuses on creating an aluminium alloy component for a new energy-special vehicle. The project marks the first collaboration between Chinalco Institute of Materials and an aerospace organisation in the field of lightweight components.

About the project

Reports indicate that the new energy special vehicle component, a result of the collaboration, harnesses the cutting-edge technology of high-strength and corrosion-resistant aluminium alloy materials from the Chinalco Institute of Materials. The structural design has been optimised, significantly enhancing the product's rigidity and strength, thereby ensuring safety and reliability even under the most demanding working conditions.

Additionally, the component achieves over a 35 per cent reduction in weight, breaking through the rebound control technology for large-size aluminium alloy sheet parts and significantly improving their overall precision.

Outcome of the project

The successful completion of this project not only demonstrates the Chinalco Institute of Materials' lightweight team's ability to drive the market application of lightweight aluminium products through their applied technology research, development capabilities, and marketing strategies but also underscores the market's recognition of the institute's customer service and parts development capabilities in the transportation sector. This achievement is a testament to the institute's growing expertise in automotive lightweight technology.

Both parties plan to use this opportunity to expand their cooperation in the lightweight industry further for new energy high-end special vehicles. Their collaboration aims to support the green and low-carbon transformation and development of the new energy special vehicle industry with lightweight aluminium solutions.