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Scandium International Reports on Results from Eck Industries Trials of Scandium in Alloys
Reno, Nevada--(Newsfile Corp. - November 27, 2018) - Scandium International Mining Corp . ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Scandium International Reports on Results from Eck Industries Trials of Scandium in AlloysReno, Nevada--(Newsfile Corp. - November 27, 2018) - Scandium International Mining Corp. (TSX: SCY) (\"Scandium International\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to report on select aluminum casting trial results undertaken by Eck Industries Inc. (\"Eck\"), employing scandium provided by SCY. SCY previously announced on May 3, 2018 that it signed a Letter of Intent (\"LOI\") with Eck, who agreed to conduct the testing on cast alloys at its Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA facilities. Eck is an industry leader in sophisticated casting systems and high-performance aluminum casting materials, making this group an ideal candidate to explore applications for scandium as an alloying agent in castings. Customer segments include commercial aircraft parts, automotive and trucking cast parts, military drivetrain casings, marine propulsion system castings, and military aerospace components. Recently David Weiss (VP Engineering/R&D for Eck) gave a presentation at the Materials Science and Technology (\"MST\") conference in Columbus, Ohio (October 18 -24th, 2018) on the results of preliminary tests with scandium, as part of a larger study of continuing work in castable aluminum-cerium alloys, specifically tuned for high temperature applications. HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS RELATING TO SCANDIUM:Both high temperature performance and inter-granular corrosion resistance were materially improved with cerium additions to cast alloys, which were further improved with additions of scandium.Heat-working tolerance improvements were particularly noteworthy for combined Ce-Sc systems, exhibiting 100% recovery (strength retention) after exposure to temperatures of 350°C for 100 hours. Strength improvements from scandium additions were also noted under ambient temps.Conclusion from MST Conference Presentation - \"The Al/Ce/Mg/Sc system is a promising alloy path for very high-performance applications\".This work at Eck Industries represents successful exploration of a novel and unique castable alloy system, using scandium in concert with cerium, as a replacement for typical silicon additions in most common casting alloys. The material improvements in both high temperature performance and resistance to corrosion apparent in this new alloy system opens up expanded applications...