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At the Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals of the Siberian Federal University (SFU), a new method was proposed to reduce the cost of producing aluminum ingots with scandium. This was reported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia.

An economically alloyed aluminum-scandium alloy will form the basis of the new technology. The material was developed at the Siberian Federal University by order of the company «Rusal».

Using the developed method of ingot crystallization modeling, Russian manufacturers of aluminum semi-finished products for shipbuilding, the space industry and aircraft construction can significantly reduce production costs.
Press service of the Ministry of Education and Science

The new technology will make it possible to produce ingots that are more durable and uniform in composition. This will minimize the amount of waste in production.

 Due to poor-quality ingots, semi-finished products cannot be made from them and everything has to be redone, which provokes an increase in production costs. Our model minimizes such costs.
Alexander Bezrukikh, leading researcher at the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Metallurgical Processes and Materials of SFU

The developers began testing the new model on aluminum alloys and other rare earth metals. In the future, the development may find application at leading metallurgical industries in Russia.

Earlier www1.ru reported that in Moscow developed a high-strength aluminum-based alloy.

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