The leading edges of aircraft wings have to meet a very demanding set of characteristics. New research shows that a combination of steel composite metal foam (CMF) and epoxy resin has more desirable ...

Aluminum producer Alcoa says they have a new aluminum alloy that can can save weight over composites in new airplane designs. The company claims an airplane built with the new metal is up to 10 ...

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Researchers from the Belgorod State University (BSU) and the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) studied aluminum alloys at the atomic level and found patterns that will help ...

US-based Wright Electric has announced a 100-seat electric short-hop aircraft slated to go into service by 2026. It'll either be powered by hydrogen, or it'll use recyclable metal in what the company ...

New and more resistant aluminum alloys for aircraft are now a possibility after researchers found a series of patterns in the atomic structure of the metal. The scientists, based at the Belgorod State ...

Boeing and Airbus along with their extensive supply chains, rely heavily on aluminum as a vital material for aircraft manufacturing. Over the past year, aerospace executives have consistently voiced ...

The Boeing 787 was the first commercial airliner built primarily from carbon fiber reinforced polymer, a material choice that promised lighter weight, better fuel efficiency, lower maintenance costs, ...

Constellium (NYSE:CSTM) is one of the best basic materials stocks to invest in. Earlier on June 12, Constellium and TARMAC Aerosave announced the successful recycling and remelting of aluminum from ...