Aluminium Lithium

Increased strength, low density

The addition of lithium to aluminium increases strength and elastic modulus, while reducing density.

Lithium is the lightest metal on the planet, and serves as an excellent aluminium alloying element, especially when weight reduction is desired. The addition of lithium also increases overall stiffness.

With such increased strength and low density, aluminium lithium alloys offer various applications in the field of motorsport engineering. We stock an extensive range of aluminium lithium alloys specifically for the motorsport engineering market.

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Our range of aluminium lithium alloys includes material grades offering excellent weight saving potential.

Weight Saving

Aluminium lithium alloys are low density and offer excellent weight saving potential in racing car designs.

Enhanced Properties

We stock alloys with enhanced chemical and mechanical properties, which gives designers greater options.

High Damage Tolerance

Some of our aluminium lithium alloys offer high damage tolerance, such as 2050, which we stock in bars, plates and forgings.

Grades & Capabilities

We stock a wealth of aluminium lithium alloy grades, including 2055, 2070, 2099 and 8090.

We also stock more specialist alloys, including Airware® 2050 and Airware® 2198. These products provide unrivalled weight saving potential along with high stiffness. The materials also benefit from high damage tolerance with good weldability. Our aluminium lithium products should be considered for any application areas where weight reduction is critical.

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Al-Li alloys benefit from improved density, which assists in race car weight reduction.

Processing Options

We utilise modern equipment to offer in-house processing services which accurately cuts your engineering materials to your individual size requirements.

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