The strength of steel, lighter than aluminiumECO-Almag
An 800MPa high-strength, ultra-light, highly corrosion-resistant specialty aluminium. Replace stainless steel with it and both cost and weight drop sharply — the world's first material of its kind.
Strong means heavy. Light means weak.ECO-Almag broke that rule.
The ECO-Almag material
A next-generation new-aluminium holding up to 17.4% magnesium
The world's first 800MPa-class ultra-light Al-Mg alloy, developed by KITECH.
No explosion. No fire. No discoloration.
Engineered to be used stably, without the risks that have always shadowed magnesium alloys. It contains no beryllium either, so it stays safe for people and the environment.
The strength of stainless, lighter than aluminium
At a density of 2.62 — a third that of steel — it builds the same structure for far less weight. And unusually for a metal, its elongation rises along with its strength.
ECO-Almag in numbers
Ultra-light alloy tensile strength
Lower carbon vs. conventional
Maximum magnesium content
Strength vs. conventional aluminum
Characteristics
Performance proven by data
800MPa-class tensile strength, 7 to 8 times that of conventional aluminium, and high formability with it — evidenced by test reports, not claims.
Down to 0.01mm. Five times tougher.
It rolls to ultra-thin sheet as fine as 0.01mm and absorbs over five times the impact of conventional aluminium. It roll-forms, deep-draws and welds by TIG, MIG, ERW, laser and friction.
Philosophy
The lighter it gets, the cooler the planet
Removing heat treatment, plating and painting halves the carbon emitted in manufacturing. And with no beryllium, it stays safe for people and the environment.
Manufacturing
Building an integrated line, from casting to rolling
We are establishing an integrated domestic chain that will take raw alloy through to finished sheet.
Two million tons of annual capacity
Approved by a major US airline and a German automaker, with laptops, battery cans, pipe, body panels, bolts and buoys already successfully commercialized.
Vision
ECO-Almag, the material that will remake the world
We will make things safer, more convenient, longer-lasting, more beautiful, more efficient and more sustainable.
ECO-Almag material products
Made from the ultra-light, high-strength alloy — and already successfully commercialized.
Technology & partnership
Commercialized together with KITECH
ECO-Almag's core technology was developed by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology. MHP is building the domestic production plant and partnering on commercialization to supply the material — led by executives who set the standard on Hyundai Motor's production floors.
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