A truck’s overall weight comes from dozens of components, including the engine, chassis, tyres, etc. Wheels are one area where fleets can explore lightweighting. Traditional steel wheels, widely used across the transport industry, are known for their robustness. Forged Alcoa aluminium wheels offer...
India’s aluminium recycling sector has matured significantly over the past decade. Secondary aluminium, produced by remelting and refining scrap, now accounts for a growing share of the country’s total aluminium consumption. Recycling aluminium requires up to 95 per cent less energy than smelting...
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The new Waveform pedals from Wolf Tooth feature an aluminium dual-concave design, 11 grip pins on each side to keep feet in place, and a broad tapered leading edge to deflect pedal hits. These pedals are appropriately proportioned and available in 2 different sizes to offer a stable platform that...
Researchers from the Sheffield Titanium Alloy Research (STAR) group joined hands with ECKART GmbH, Schluechtern, Germany, to convert surplus aluminium alloy powders from atomisation into sheet material in two solid-state steps for aerospace use. The STAR group is part of the University of...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China hikes for the third consecutive day to settle at RMB 18,660 per tonne as of Friday, October 21. The price has witnessed a hike of RMB 220 per tonne, with the average prices ranging between RMB 18,640 per tonne and RMB 18,680 per tonne. The spot contract price is...
On Thursday, October 20, the A00 aluminium ingot price in China hikes by RMB 50 per tonne to settle at RMB 18,440 per tonne. The average price for the same is likely to range between RMB 18,420 per tonne and RMB 18,460 per tonne, with the spot contract to be traded at a premium price of RMB 0 to...
The Sestriere Scandium bike by Spoon Customs, built by hand in Italy from triple-butted Dedacciai Scandium and 7005 aluminium tubing, was unveiled at the London Bespoke Handmade Bike Show. According to the manufacturer, the new model will allow for a personalised build for each rider and can be...
China's domestic A00 aluminium ingot price has again registered a rise on Thursday, October 13, after an intermittent dip last day. According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the price has increased by RMB 60 per tonne to peg at RMB 18,480 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range between...
On Wednesday, October 12, the A00 aluminium ingot price in China slumps by RMB 180 per tonne to settle at RMB 18,420 per tonne. The average price for the same is likely to range between RMB 18,400 per tonne and RMB 18,440 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a discount price of RMB 70 to...
A type of aluminium alloy is capturing mass recognition in the industrial sector, which is referred to as 7075 aluminium alloy. It is specially used in making highly ductile extruded components for the automotive, aerospace and marine industries. Aluminium alloys are mostly applicable in the...
Gravita India, Jaipur-based aluminium recycler and alloy ingot producer, has reportedly announced the start of commercial aluminium production at a new recycling plant owned by its step down subsidiary situated in Senegal, West Africa. The plant, with an annual capacity of around 4,000 MTPA,...
This week the end-user sector has witnessed various innovations from Google launching Pixel 7 and 7 Pro made with 100 per cent recycled aluminium to Acer claiming to have made the world’s lightest 16-inch OLED laptop having a magnesium-aluminium alloy chassis. The biggest manufacturer and exporter...
The downstream sector witnessed some significant and innovative events this week. To begin with, HiPerAl is a high-mechanical strength aluminium alloy powder introduced by Advanced Materials for Additive Manufacturing (AM 4 AM), a cutting-edge company with headquarters in Luxembourg that develops...
Acer has declared the launch of the 'world's lightest' 16-inch OLED laptop, which weighs only 1.17 kgs owing to the magnesium-aluminium alloy used in making its framework. Acer Swift Edge comes with a 4K OLED display (3840X2400), and the aluminium alloy chassis of the product can be light but is...
The Hangzhou, China headquartered organization, Eplus3D, has certified the Aheadd®CP1 aluminium alloy from the Paris, France-based Constellium for use on the company’s Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing machines. The innovative global manufacturer of aluminium products,...
Advanced Materials for Additive Manufacturing (AM 4 AM), a Luxembourg-based cutting-edge business, engaged in creating novel materials especially suited for 3D printing, has launched a high-mechanical strength aluminium alloy powder called HiPerAl. This unique aluminium alloy powder has been made...
Sumanth Sarkar, a mechanical engineer professor and research scientist Xiaochun Zeng developed an entirely new class of alloys named Nemalloy that combines aluminium and iron to produce a high-strength material at least 35 per cent lighter than a conventional aluminium alloy. In August, under the...
The aluminium alloy plant that Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) was expected to co-build with NALCO’s expertise on a 110-acre land at Bodduvaripalem, quite close to Nellore city, has not yet seen any progress. Though all the persistent legal issues related to the land acquisition have been...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has reportedly certified Press Metal International Limited (PMI) with Performance Standard V2 (2017) certification with Provisional status. Press Metal International, a subsidiary of Press Metal, has received the certificate for its casthouse, extrusion, anodizing,...
On September 13, Alcoa declared that it is currently developing new aluminium alloys, named A210 ExtruStrongTM and C611 EZCastTM, to further optimise its supply division and establish itself as a successful American alloy provider. Among the two latest discoveries, the company has introduced a new...
