A small addition of scandium is all it takes to propel the aerospace industry into a new gear.
At Rio Tinto, we’re committed to producing the scandium that will help the aerospace industry reach its next evolution. Through a microalloying process, scandium can help increase the strength and the weldability of an aluminium airframe while generating significant fuel savings for airline operators. Aluminium-scandium alloys have the potential to lower direct manufacturing costs and maximize manufacturing and repair capacity.
By supplying a sustainable and reliable source of scandium, which is both extracted and produced in North America, Rio Tinto is inspiring today’s aerospace firms, manufactures and engineers to test out aluminium-scandium alloys and make it their metal of choice.
above the competition with North America’s most accessible and reliable source of high purity scandium.