Aluminum-based Alloys

We are applying our Materials by Design® computational, physics-based ICME approach and technology to rapidly invent, design and develop superior aluminum-based alloys for wide-ranging service, such as:

High-Strength, Thermally-Stable Aluminum Alloy

Summary

Under a U.S. Air Force-funded SBIR Phase II project, we're designing and developing a high-strength, thermally-stable aluminum alloy. The key objectives of this project are to design and develop a new alloy with greater strength than alloy 2014 at both room temperature and after high temperature exposure, in combination with corrosion and fatigue resistance, and also with manufacturing and raw material costs similar to incumbent alloy 2014. Although competing alloy 2040 offers higher strength than alloy 2014, it is sole-sourced and can be more expensive due in part to raw material costs associated with silver additions.

Material and Licensing Availability

No material is currently available for testing, evaluation or use; please do not contact us at this time to request samples of this developmental alloy. We’re always interested in speaking with potential licensees and with major end-users/OEMs about material needs and industry developments.

Tuned Low-Voltage Sacrificial Anode Aluminum Alloy

Summary

Under a NAVSEA-funded SBIR Phase II project, we're designing and developing a new sacrificial anode aluminum alloy with an open circuit potential (OCP) tuned to about -0.8V (relative to Ag/AgCl), with high-current carrying capacity and to be produced using economical manufacturing processes, that is expected to reduce the risk of hydrogen charging, hydrogen embrittlement (HE) and Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) in high-strength steels while providing efficient cathodic protection against corrosion.

Material and Licensing Availability

This alloy is not commercially available, but some early production material may be available for testing or evaluation; please contact us directly for more information. We’re always interested in speaking with potential licensees and with major end-users/OEMs about material needs and industry developments.

Anodize-Free Aluminum

Summary

In 2009 we were awarded a Office of Naval Research-funded SBIR Phase I project with the goal to develop an anodize-free aluminum alloy.

Material and Licensing Availability

No material is currently available for testing, evaluation or use; please do not contact us at this time to request samples of this developmental alloy. We’re always interested in speaking with potential licensees and with major end-users/OEMs about material needs and industry developments.