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SCY Announces Joint Program With ECK Industries To Demonstrate Impacts Of Cerium And Scandium Additions In Aluminum Alloys
RENO, NV / ACCESSWIRE / February 27, 2020 / Scandium International Mining Corp . ( TSX:SCY...
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[{"type":"text","content":"SCY Announces Joint Program With ECK Industries To Demonstrate Impacts Of Cerium And Scandium Additions In Aluminum AlloysRENO, NV / ACCESSWIRE / February 27, 2020 / Scandium International Mining Corp. (TSX:SCY) (\"Scandium International\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce it has signed a Program Agreement with Eck Industries (\"ECK\") located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to pursue novel alloy development of a combined cerium-scandium aluminum alloy, based on previous work done independently by the companies in this area.The companies intend to pursue alloy refinements in both wrought and cast alloy applications, specifically targeting property improvements related to strength, corrosion resistance, and heat-working tolerance, principally in A5000 series alloys.PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:Joint economic and technical support to alloy design,Joint sharing of previous data, and new data produced from this program, Samples production for customer trials, either as cast products, or wrought sample shapes for various potential customers and alloy manufacturers, Initial high value application expected to be in marine applications, andProgram work is protected by existing patent applications filed by ECK, DISCUSSIONEck Industries has been working both independently and with the Critical Materials Institute, a Department of Energy Program that brings together four national laboratories, seven universities and ten industrial partners to remove impediments to the commercialization of clean energy technologies to develop A5000 series aluminum alloys with cerium additions, predominantly for shape-casting applications, reflecting Eck's core manufacturing business. This work is covered by patents and patent applications, and has demonstrated novel alloy compositions that are superior in terms of heat-working tolerance, well beyond typical aluminum castable alloy performance. Key results have been previously publicly disclosed by Eck.SCY has been working for a number of years to develop A5000 series aluminum alloys with scandium additions, predominantly for wrought sheet and extrusion applications, to support use in aerospace, automotive and marine applications.SCY and ECK have recognized, after comparing data, that cerium and scandium both improve similar properties in A5000 series (magnesium family) alloys, but they do so in different ways and t...