Novelis Skooter co-cast Alclad process

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WM_Su2015_15 · Welding Metallurgy, Summer 2015 · §1.p1

Modern Alclad manufacture. Traditional roll-bonding of pure-aluminum cladding onto a high-strength aluminum-alloy core had ~15% yield. Novelis (Alcan/Péchiney merger entity) developed co-casting that gives ~100% yield. Outside skin of Airbus aircraft is Alclad of this type.

Student: Why do they use Alclad for things like that?