Rio Tinto and Comptech partner to deliver next generation of electric vehicle and 5G giga-casting alloys
May 27 2021 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Rio Tinto and Comptech are partnering to bring a new generation
of aluminium alloys to the market for use in advanced technologies
such as electric vehicles and 5G antennas.
Rio Tinto’s metallurgical experts have designed the alloys for
the semi-solid Rheocasting process offered by Comptech, to meet the
requirements of producing large, specialised single piece designs,
known as giga-casting.
The alloys offer high strength, electrical and thermal
conductivity properties, while Rheocasting allows fast, low cost
production of advanced lightweight designs. The products are
currently undergoing qualification with automakers in Europe.
Rio Tinto vice president Sales and Marketing Aluminium Tolga
Egrilmezer said: “Through this partnership, we are delivering a new
range of specialised alloys designed to deliver high performance,
lower cost solutions for advanced applications like electric
vehicles and 5G antennas. This is an area of emerging demand where
our industry leading research and development capability allows us
to deliver products that meet the specific needs of manufacturers
and end customers.”
Comptech Group CEO and owner Per Jansson said: “We are in the
capacity ramp up for the next generation of advanced technologies
across sectors such as automotive and communications, and our
customers, both foundries and OEM´s will need the development of
more advanced parts. This partnership positions us to offer
customers the combined advantages of our casting process expertise
and Rio Tinto’s technical strength and preferred alloys suite.”
Notes to editors
Rheocasting is an emerging semi solid casting process that
allows the production of low-cost aluminium components with high
strength, extremely low porosity and a broad range of possible
alloys. Comptech has seen a breakthrough in uptake of the process
over recent years, with orders for high volume deliveries to the
automotive industry as well as supplying equipment supported with
technical expertise.
The Rheocasting process is ideally suited to giga-castings for
electric vehicles, where a single large aluminium part is produced
to significantly reduce the number of components, weight and
assembly time and cost. It also offers significant advantages in
the production of 5G antennas, where a single large aluminium
housing can deliver high thermal conductivity and sealing features
with reduced manufacturing, installation and maintenance cost.
About Rio Tinto Aluminium
Rio Tinto is an industry leader in responsible aluminium
production. In 2016, Rio Tinto launched RenewAl, the world’s first
certified low CO2 primary aluminium brand. It has helped to pioneer
responsible production standards for the global industry as a
founding member of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI),
becoming the first producer to offer ASI Aluminium in 2018. Earlier
this year, Rio Tinto also launched START, the first sustainability
label for aluminium delivered to customers through blockchain
technology, enabling them to differentiate between end products
based on their environmental, social and governance
credentials.
About Comptech
Comptech is a R&D focused supplier of know-how and equipment
for aluminium semi-solid castings. The company has a vision of
being the number one producer of equipment, know-how and
complicated parts to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s designs.
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