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Alcoa Opens Aluminum-Lithium Plant; Manufactures Forged Hull
Issued at 2014-10-15
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Alcoa officially opened the world’s largest aluminum-lithium plant in Lafayette, Ind., where it will produce advanced, third-generation aluminum-lithium alloys for the aerospace industry. The Lafayette cast house can produce more than 44 million pounds of aluminum-lithium annually. Alcoa’s materials scientists invented a majority of the alloys produced at the facility as well as the casting equipment and processing technology. The company offers a complete portfolio of aluminum-lithium products, including extruded, forged and rolled parts.
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Source: Industrial Heating
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