Scientists turn scrap car aluminum into high-performance metal for new vehicles

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Over the next decade, a large amount of aluminum from vehicle body panels is expected to enter recycling and salvage systems. Much of this material cannot currently be reused in critical automotive components because contamination makes it too impure. That limitation has reduced its value.

Researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are working to change that. The team created a new aluminum alloy called RidgeAlloy that...

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