New high performance aluminium alloy created by CRP

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A great news for Motorsport and Aerospace marketplaces: CRP Technology has launched a brand new product on the market. A High Quality Aerospace Grade Aluminium Alloy called CRP 8601, which is manufactured by a special powder metallurgy process using a high-energy mixing process which ensures excellent mechanical properties.

F1 industry uses MMC materials (i.e. AMC 225xe) while Super Aluminium materials, and therefore the new CRP 8601 alloy, are particularly suited for all the other motorsport racing series and for the aerospace sector.

The key benefits of CRP 8601 for structural applications include:
· Weight saving
· Increased component stiffness
· High fatigue resistance
· Good hardness & wear resistance
· High flexibility of the billets shapes/dimensions for machining

CRP has achieved higher productivity and quality over traditional carbide tooling thanks to the high-speed machining, customized PCD tooling, excellent knowledge of the machining process and 100% quality control developed internally.
The same skills allow now CRP to offer to his customers parts made by this incredible new material and with incredible high quality, high reliability and shape complexity.
One of the main goals in Motorsport and Aerospace is to reach a very high stiffness of all mechanical components. The second main goal is to look for a lower weight for all structural parts. CRP 8601 is the best compromise between the highest stiffness and lower weight.

Technical sheet is available here.

For any further information or request, please write here or contact CRP Technology

[NeiNastran]

I remember that UC Irvine material sciences department was working on a new type of aluminum - it's porous yet strong and light. Right now the only application I have heard of is for artificial bone, but it may make it's way into other areas.