Scandium Canada has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gränges Powder Metallurgy (GPM), a global supplier of spray-formed aluminium products and aluminium powders for additive manufacturing. The partnership is aimed at integrating Scandium Canada’s scandium-modified alloys into spray-formed aluminium products and aluminium powders. This move brings the company’s patent-pending materials into one of the fastest-growing areas of aluminium engineering - additive manufacturing.
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Scandium Canada's Chief Science Officer Luc Duchesne emphasised that the firm’s proprietary alloys address the need for “printable, high-strength and lightweight metals in sectors such as aerospace, automotive and advanced manufacturing.” He added that “this advancement is expected to accelerate the adoption of lightweight structures in critical applications, supporting global efforts towards sustainability, energy efficiency and improved engineering design”.
Duchesne also said the MoU showed alignment across the scandium ecosystem: “The Gränges MoU is testimony to our efforts to co-operate at different levels of the scandium value chain to accelerate the uptake of our alloys.”
Focus on AA535 and AA7075 alloy integration
Under the MoU, the partners will explore adding Scandium Canada’s scandium-modified AA535 and AA7075 alloys to GPM’s product portfolio. These alloys are designed to reduce scandium intensity while maintaining processability, a key commercial hurdle for most aluminium-scandium systems.
This is a strategic move. AA7075 is widely used in aerospace applications, making scandium-enhanced variants commercially relevant. The addition of scandium could strengthen fatigue resistance and bring weldability improvements, two pain points in current aerospace design.
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Productique Québec report identifies industrial opportunities
Both updates highlight the importance of Productique Québec’s study, which identified 13 potential applications, including welding wire, aircraft ducting, and heat exchangers. The CEO of Scandium Canada, Guy Bourassa said the findings were validating, “We are encouraged that their technical assessment not only confirmed the applicability of our alloys… but also identified new and promising uses that extend beyond our initial scope.”
Scandium Canada has also secured support from NRC’s Additive Manufacturing Division through the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP). The collaboration is intended to open up new commercial avenues for adoption across industries.
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