Aluminium-lithium alloys have garnered significant attention in the aerospace and defence sectors due to their exceptional combination of high strength, low density, and improved corrosion resistance.

PARIS (Reuters) - Metal is staging a comeback, at least in the aerospace world, where aluminium has been challenged by newfangled carbon-composites in the industry's perpetual war on weight. As plane ...

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced that its aluminum lithium plate is featured in NASA’s friction-stir welded, spun-form dome that makes its debut today at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Alcoa is offering Boeing new aluminium-lithium alloys to help with the 787's weight problem. Developed within the last 18 months to two years, the lightweight alloys could replace the conventional ...

Alcoa announced today that NASA has certified its Davenport, Iowa, facility as the only supplier in the U.S. to produce aluminum-lithium alloy 2195 thin plate for the Ares 1 crew launch vehicle, the ...

Comac has decided or is close to deciding to use large amounts of aluminum-lithium alloy in the structure of its C919 narrowbody airliner, maintaining a quota of advanced materials despite the ...

Boeing's decision to make the 787 out of carbonfibre was the right choice at the time. It was also a kick-in-the-teeth wake-up call for a company that for decades had expected its products to be the ...

Aluminium alloy extrusion is a pivotal manufacturing method that enables the production of high-performance structural components. The process involves forcing a heated billet of aluminium alloy ...

The earth’s crust is lined with its most dense metal, aluminum, but its origin is in conflict with its prevalence. What was once more valuable than gold today forms the basis of aerospace, defense, ...