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Advanced aluminum aircraft structures.(Advances in Aerospace Materials)

Advanced Materials & Processes, September, 2003

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A strategic development initiative aimed at redefining the cost and weight performance of advanced metallic structures has been announced by Alcoa, Pittsburgh, Pa. The Alcoa 20-20 initiative will provide a 20% weight reduction and 20% lower cost for metallic aircraft components, a goal that is to be reached in a building-block approach over the next 20 years.

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"Alcoa's 20-20 initiative is focused on two objectives. The first is to shift current thinking about the cost and weight performance of metallics. The second is to develop new generations of innovative metallic ...

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Manufacturing Industry

Advanced aluminum aircraft structures.(Advances in Aerospace Materials)

Advanced Materials & Processes, September, 2003

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