23 results about "Alclad" patented technology

Alclad is a corrosion-resistant aluminium sheet formed from high-purity aluminium surface layers metallurgically bonded (rolled onto) to high-strength aluminium alloy core material. Alclad has a melting point of about 500 degrees celsius, or 932 degrees Fahrenheit. These sheets are commonly used by the aircraft industry. The first aircraft to be constructed from Alclad was the all-metal US Navy airship ZMC-2, constructed in 1927 at Naval Air Station Grosse Ile. Alclad is a trademark of Alcoa but the term is also used generically.