Alcoa’s 16kg aluminium wheel could change fleet efficiency equation
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...
Why aluminium scrap grade matters when buying secondary aluminium in India
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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Midas earnings surge 62% to reach S$3.8 mln in Q2 2016
<p>Aluminium alloy extrusion products manufacturer for the passenger rail transport segment, Midas Holding posted a significant 61.8 per cent rise in earnings for second quarter of 2016. Total earnings reached at RMB18.7 million (S$3.8 million) from RMB11.6 million same period previous year. The...
Tianjin Zhongwang succeeds in rolling 7055 aerospace aluminium plate
<p>Tianjin Zhongwang, China Zhongwang’s subsidiary, has recently succeeded in rolling 7055 aerospace aluminium plates in different specifications, it said on its website today. <br /><br />The success, which is rare in China for now, will lay the ground for its production of 7055-T7751...
Researchers explore superior use of aluminium alloys in metal 3d printing
<p>3D printing with metal is something that is quickly picking up as a process in a number of manufacturing units by major metal producers. 3D printing with metal is used extensively in production facilities by Alcoa and GE. Development and functionality of a range of metal alloys especially...
Panasonic launches ELUGA Arc2 featuring body with aircraft grade aluminium alloy
<p>Panasonic India has unveiled its ELUGA Arc2 smartphone model featuring dual 2.5D curved Asahi DragonTrail glass and aluminium body at a disruptive price point of INR 12,290.<br /><br />The device comes with 7.6mm thin metal design with aircraft grade aluminium alloy using CNC technology. The use...
Racing car with aluminium alloy chassis built by IIT KGP students to compete in Russia
<p>A team of undergraduate students from one of India's premiere tech schools, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Kharagpur, has designed their fourth Formula 1 racing car prototype with chassis made from aluminium alloys. The new racing car ‘K-3′ will compete in the Formula...
Chinese aluminium semis exports decline 15.7% YoY in June 2016
<p style="text-align: left;">Aluminium semis exports from China experienced a marked decline in June 2016, showed data released by the General Administration of Customs, China, on July 21. Total shipment of aluminium semis was down 15.7 per cent year-on-year at 32,319 million tonnes (mt) in June,...
Pittsburgh University scientists to study aluminium alloy microstructures formation in real time
<p>A grant from the National Science Foundation will enable researchers at the University of Pittsburgh to utilize a one-of-a-kind transmission electron microscope developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to examine in real time how microstructures form in metals and alloys as they...
JLR aims to use 75% recycled aluminium to make Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles by 2020
<p>JLR is known to be mulling over an ambitious plan to start using 75 per cent recycled aluminium for making Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles from 2020 onward. Currently, less than half of aluminium volume used for making JLR vehicles comes from recycled sources. The shortfall is mainly attributed...
CME Group announces first trades of new Aluminum A380 Alloy (S&P Global Platts) futures
<p>CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that the first Aluminium A380 Alloy (S&P Global Platts) futures contracts were traded on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. A total of 50 futures contracts were traded across the August through December 2016...
Argentina to begin antidumping probe in Aluminium alloy wheel imports from China
Argentina decided to begin an antidumping probe into Aluminium alloy wheels imported from China, said the Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of China's Ministry of Commerce. The antidumping case comprise of products such as motor vehicles' Aluminium alloy wheels, excluding tires, with a hub...
Portuguese aluminium alloy frame maker readies to start production next year
Triangle’s, the new aluminium bicycle and e-bikes frames manufacturer in Portugal, is all set to start its production in October, next year. Before production begins, the bike maker wants to fine-tune its two fully automated, robotized production lines. In March 2017, it will install machinery for...
China Zhongwang puts aluminium flat rolling project on trial
China Zhongwang Holdings has put the first production line of its aluminium flat rolling project in Tianjin on trial production. The project, with designed annual capacity at 1.8 million tonnes, has two production lines and mainly produces aluminium alloy medium-thick plate used in aircrafts, rail...
Vedanta’s import substitute alloy billets give a fillip to “Make In India”
Vedanta is a major producer of high grade aluminium and various other products such as billets and ingots, which are supplied to secondary fabrication units. Although Vedanta has been a significant billet manufacturer for a long time, the requirement spelt out by an auto component downstream...
Russian aluminium giant Rusal goes greener and higher up the value chain
Rusal, the world’s second largest aluminium smelter, plans to spend US$600 million to US$700 million annually until 2020 to raise its output capacity of higher value-added aluminium alloy products, as it seeks to raise profit in the face of excess capacity. Rusal also aims to use hydro power to...
Larson Electronics releases aluminium made single-lamp explosion proof fluorescent light fixture
The EPL-48-1L fluorescent light fixture from Larson Electronics is a four-foot explosion proof fixture fitted with a single lamp. Lamp options include a 54-watt T5HO lamp, a 60-watt T12HO lamp, or a 32-watt T8 lamp. This fixture carries a T6 temperature rating and is approved for use in paint spray...
Aluminium alloys in shipbuilding – a fast growing trend
Trends in shipbuilding have become similar to those in the automobile industry in recent years and the growing demand for automobiles, heavy duty vehicles, aircrafts, trains and ships is also set to significantly spur demand for aluminium flat rolled and extruded products. In fact, the use of...
U.S. scientists develop aluminium alloy that fosters domestic rare earth production
Scientists at the United States Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Eck Industries announced last week that they have developed a new variety of aluminium alloys that are more resistant to heat and are easier to work with than...
Hyderabad-based Smartron designs t.book hybrid device with aluminium alloy chassis
Hyderabad-based Smartron is a startup with big ambitions. They have plans to built an ecosystem of products and IoT services for the global market. Their first product is the t.book a Windows 10 hybrid device. This new device breaks the mould and packs a punch while doing it. The chassis is a...
