VALIMET, Inc. has been awarded a SBIR Phase II contract for the project:
“Scandium-Aluminum Alloy 3D-Printed Parts: Developing & Validating a Domestic Value Chain.”
“We are immensely grateful to the Defense Logistics Agency for the trust placed in our capabilities and in our commitment to deliver with our partners Scandium-Aluminum components to U.S. end users.
At VALIMET, we will lead the atomization of Scandium-Aluminum alloy powders, while collaborating with a group of specialized players across the entire value chain — I call it “from Mine to Prime”.
A sincere thank you to all the companies joining us on this manufacturing journey.
We invite professionals across materials engineering, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and motorsports to connect with us and discuss the family of Scandium-Aluminum alloys, which offers a unique combination of:
- Lightweight performance
- High strength
- Excellent thermal conductivity
- Corrosion resistance
- Outstanding fatigue behavior
A fully domestic supply chain for Scandium-Aluminum alloy parts is now coming online. That is the news.
Join the conversation at the upcoming AMUG (Additive Manufacturing Users Group) and the Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC), where VALIMET will be part of dedicated panel discussions”.
Luigi Alzati
VP Sales & Marketing
VALIMET, Inc.
We invite you to reach out to the ecosystem of Mining and Waste Recovery companies that deal with Scandium. You’ll find out that it consists of well established businesses as well as start-ups.
Scandium oxide, Scandium-Aluminum Master Alloys are on the shelf, but new processes for waste recovery are being optimized. We’d like to mention a few players, for a list that’s far from being exhaustive: RioTinto, NioCorp, Sunrise Energy Metals, Scandium Canada, Anactisis, Ramaco Resources and more.
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