Just last week, the American branch of Rusal announced that it has officially launched an additive manufacturing aluminum powder product consisting of four traditional aluminum-silicon alloys and five special alloys, which can be used in general industrial applications and aerospace, The automotive industry and other fields.
Aluminum is regarded as one of the key materials because of its low price and lightweight performance. Rusal USA expands its product portfolio in response to market characteristics, strengthens its competitiveness, makes high-performance solutions suitable for more additive manufacturing applications than ever before, optimizes ingredients, maximizes 3D printing needs, and maximizes Reduce material costs.
C. Brian Hesse, President and CEO of the company, said, “In the past, Rusal supplied the market with raw aluminum, cast alloys, aluminum ingots, and wire rods, which proved its advantages in low-carbon, environmentally friendly and high-quality, and innovatively developed additive manufacturing powders. Give old and new customers more choices."
Rusal established the Institute of Light Materials and Technologies (ILM&T) three years ago to develop and strengthen innovative solutions in the field of high-strength aluminum powder additives for the shipbuilding and aerospace industries, as well as for Aluminum alloy with enhanced corrosion resistance for railways, transportation and construction. Now, one of ILM&T's biggest tasks is to significantly reduce production costs by recycling and optimizing printing process parameters. This work will make it possible to accelerate the implementation of new developments and expand their applications to more industries in the future. Victor Mann, the company's CTO, believes this is a milestone in the company's development.