Alcoa Cites NASA Certification as Supplier of Aluminum-Lithium Alloy for Ares 1
November 11, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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Alcoa Inc. said that its Davenport, Iowa facility received certification from NASA to produce aluminum-lithium alloy 2195 thin plate for the Ares 1 crew launch vehicle.
The Davenport facility will produce almost 1 million pounds of the aluminum-lithium material for this program, according to Alcoa.
The Alcoa Technical Center near Pittsburgh is casting the aluminum-lithium ingot and shipping it to Davenport, where it is rolled into thin plate for additional fabrication.
In 2007, NASA awarded Alcoa an $18.5 million contract to develop the manufacturing capability and to supply the initial requirements of high-performance aluminum-lithium plate and ingot, which will be used for the Ares 1 crew launch vehicle upper stage.
Knowledge from the launch of Ares 1 will benefit the Ares V5, which will be the "heavy lift" cargo launch vehicle that will also feature Alcoa metal, said Alcoa.
Source: Alcoa Inc.