Light Metals Flagship

Supporting the aluminium industry to remain globally competitive by developing new energy saving technologies.

The Light Metals Flagship is working with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals and the CAST CRC to develop light metals technologies that will help in the global race to make lighter, fuel-efficient cars.

Read customer stories showing how our science in light metals is making a difference to Australian industry.

A new casting technology, producing super-light magnesium alloy components that are cost-competitive with aluminium and steel, will be taken to market by a joint venture between the Light Metals Flagship and three South Australian manufacturing companies.

CSIRO has developed a process to make a dense, high purity biocoke which is comparable in cost and quality with metallurgical grade petcoke, and seeks a commercial partner who is willing to invest in further development and trialling of this product in an industrial setting.

Light Metals Flagship researchers are working with industry to develop new technology to treat high reactive silica ores. This will enable currently uneconomic bauxite resources to be processed.

CSIRO scientists are developing a novel, high-efficiency process for making titanium metal with the aim of paving the way for a revolution in titanium metal production and fabrication.

CSIRO offers consulting and training services for maximising efficiency of high current electrical connections used in primary metal production industries.