Innovation in recycling: New CD Laboratory

The production of recycled aluminium consumes 95% less energy than that of primary aluminium: a great opportunity for sustainability! The challenge here is that impurities from scrap mixtures can affect the material properties – but what if these influences can be used to advantage? This fascinating idea is a cornerstone of the new CD Laboratory for Deformation - Precipitation lnteractions in Aluminum Alloys at Montanuniversität Leoben: Head of Laboratory Irmgard Weißensteiner and her team, supported by commercial partner AMAG rolling GmbH, are striving to gain a comprehensive understanding of the effect of different microstructure elements in order to use targeted mechanisms that optimise material properties despite high levels of impurities!