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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NYU School of Engineering creates first-of-its-kind aluminium based metal matrix
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of NYU School of Engineering, in collaboration with the Toledo, Ohio company Deep Springs Technology, and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory has successfully completed a series of revolutionary tests on a layered material with a lightweight...
China Zhongwang and Brilliance Bus join hands to successfully develop all-aluminium new energy public buses
China Zhongwang, the second largest industrial aluminium extrusion product developer and manufacturer in the world and the biggest one in Asia, announced that it has successfully designed, manufactured and developed all-aluminium new energy electric buses for Brilliance Bus (Dalian) Company Limited...
Suppliers testing carbon-aluminum hybrid materials for lightweight wheels
Somewhere along the line, you’ve probably acquired at least a basic understanding of the benefits of lightweight wheels; their contribution to a low curb weight is the least of it. By reducing unsprung mass – that is, whatever mass isn’t kept aloft by the suspension – engineers can improve a...
China aluminum alloy wheel exports down in May, but up during Jan - May
China exported 67,900 tonnes of aluminum alloy wheels in May 2015, valued at $340 million, down 3.3% and 3.1%,, respectively, from a year ago, data from the China Association of Automobile manufacturers (CAAM) showed. The average export price was $5.00/kg in May. Export volumes and value totaled...
Qatalum's Casthouse starts joint collaboration with Qatar University
Academic collaboration allows for further research in developing metallurgical competence in Qatar and Increases competence on specific casthouse products for process optimisation. This results in a wider product portfolio of high quality aluminium products for a larger global market. Qatalum's...
Utilization rate at China A356 aluminum alloy producers fall in May
Utilization rate at 15 Chinese A356 aluminum alloy producers dropped slightly to 61.14% in May, Shanghai Metals Market survey finds. The small decline in production, however, leaves the market still in slight surplus, SMM aluminum group says, which kept processing fees for A356 aluminum alloy in...
Speculation over substituting aluminum for copper in wire & cable overdone
Speculation is running high that aluminum will replace copper in wire & cable now that China’s new standards for aluminum alloy cable will take effect September 1. However, the new standards will do little in boosting aluminum applications in wire & cable, Shanghai Metals Market believes. State...
Inner Mongolia’s Huolingol to build over 150,000-tpy aluminum alloy projects
The government of Huolingol, Inner Mongolia, has signed deals with six companies, allowing them to build aluminum alloy and other projects, CNMN reported. These six projects, with total investment at 815 million yuan ($ 131 million), cover 100,000-tpy aluminum alloy die-casting project, 50,000-tpy...
Centre recommends imposition of anti-dumping duty on ‘cast aluminium alloy wheels’
Aluminium alloys industry is set to grow along with India’s automotive sector. India is currently the second largest two-wheel motorized vehicle producer in the world and the seventh-largest automaker. The Government of India has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on ‘cast aluminium alloy...
Constellium takes part in space exploration to Mars, providing AIRWARE® aerospace technology to NASA’s Orion spacecraft
Constellium N.V. announces its AIRWARE® technology was aboard Orion’s successful first flight test, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Built by Lockheed Martin, NASA’s Orion spacecraft is designed for human exploration of deep space. In 2010, after a two-year materials study by Lockheed Martin –...
Midas secures $53m deal to deliver fabricated parts for high-speed rail in China
Midas Holdings' subsidiary Jilin Midas Aluminium Industries (Jilin Midas) has received a series of contracts worth CNY328.9m ($53m) to deliver high-speed train car body components in China. The latest contracts include CNY185.4m ($29.8m) worth of orders from CNR Changchun Railway Vehicle and...
China changes aluminum alloy cable standard
China’s new 0.6/1kV Aluminum Alloy Cross-Link Polyethylene Insulated Cable Standard (No. NB/T 42051-2015) will take effect September 1, 2015, the National Energy Administration (NEA) announced. The new standard has removed rare earth high-Fe aluminum alloy cable in favor of AA8000 series aluminum...
China A356 aluminum alloy operating rate rises to 63.2% in April
The average operating rate at 15 Chinese A356 aluminum alloy producers rose from a month ago to 63.2% in April, SMM’s latest survey showed. Output at those surveyed increased 4,000 tonnes month-on-month to 110,600 tonnes, SMM data showed. Processing fees for A356 aluminum alloy changed little from...
JNARDDC helps OFAJ overcome tech hurdles
Nagpur based Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) is known for helping the Indian aluminium industry in solving their problems. The centre is now set to play an important role in country's defence as well. It will not only be designing a critical component for...
China aluminum alloy wheel exports fell 9.5% in March 2015
China exported 57,400 tonnes of aluminum alloy wheels in March 2015, valued at $286 million, down 9.5% and 9.3%, respectively, from a year ago, data from the China Association of Automobile manufacturers (CAAM) showed. The average export price was $4.98/kg in March. Export volumes and value totaled...
Minfa Aluminum to invest $99 million in aluminum alloy formwork project
Minfa Aluminum Co. raise no more than 613.63 million yuan ($99 million) via private placement to build 400,000 m2/yr aluminum alloy formwork project, it said in a statement. The project is scheduled to complete construction and enter operations in May this year, it said. This move will diversify...
China top steelmaker to venture into automotive aluminum alloy segment
Baosteel Co. attended the recent Shanghai auto show and will soon release information concerning its foray into aluminum and magnesium alloy business, a source at Baosteel said. Baosteel’s automotive sheet sales soared from less than 1 million tonnes in 2011 to 7.25 million tonnes in 2014, claiming...
China Zhongwang 2015 first quarter net profit rises 15.9% to RMB580 million
China Zhongwang Holdings Limited, the second largest industrial aluminium extrusion product developer and manufacturer in the world and the biggest one inAsia, announced its unaudited consolidated results for the three months ended31 March 2015 (the "review period"). While quarterly revenue...
