9th China Advanced Materials Industry Expo 2024 in Qingdao

9th China Advanced Materials Industry Expo 2024 in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 12, 2024 - An exhibitor displays magnesium alloys and products at the 9th China Advanced Materials Industry Expo 2024 in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, October 12, 2024.

China delivers first lightweight trailer using magnesium alloy

STORY: China delivers first lightweight trailer using magnesium alloy DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:38 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of lightweight trailer STORYLINE: China's first home-grown lightweight trailer made largely of magnesium alloy was delivered Sunday in the northwestern Chinese city of Xi'an. The trailer uses magnesium alloy parts that weigh more than 800 kg, and the single largest such part is 13 meters long. Nearly 1 tonne lighter than a similar trailer using mainly steel, it can significantly improve the economic efficiency of highway freight transport. The trailer was jointly developed by Xi'an Jiaotong University, Shaanxi Automobile Group, and many other partners. China is a major producer and exporter of raw magnesium. With advantages such as low specific gravity, high strength, good shock absorption, and anti-electromagnetic radiation, magnesium and its alloys can be widely used in aerospace, automobile, rail transit, and m

What is ultra-thin skin of China's Shenzhou-14 like?

STORY: What is ultra-thin skin of China's Shenzhou-14 like? DATELINE: June 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the production process 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU HUA, Deputy Chief Engineer of Chinalco Southwest Aluminum (Group) Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: What is the ultra-thin skin of China's crewed spaceship Shenzhou-14 like? The skin made of aluminium alloys, less than 10mm thick, was produced by Chinalco Southwest Aluminum (Group) Co., Ltd. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHOU HUA, Deputy Chief Engineer, Chinalco Southwest Aluminum (Group) Co., Ltd. "The technical requirements of the spaceship's skin are relatively high. The skin should have high-strength mechanical properties, be resistant to corrosion and fatigue, and less dense and thinner. Its surface and shape quality should also meet higher standards." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chongqing, China. (XHTV)