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• A consortium of Australian universities, research institutions, and an advanced manufacturing firm has launched a collaborative initiative to tackle a pressing challenge in naval defense: the domestic production of nickel aluminum bronze (NAB), a high-performance alloy essential to marine propulsion systems. The project, backed by funding from the Queensland Defence Sciences Alliance (QDSA), brings together…
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A consortium of Australian universities, research institutions, and an advanced manufacturing firm has launched a collaborative initiative to tackle a pressing challenge in naval defense: the domestic production of nickel aluminum bronze (NAB), a high-performance alloy essential to marine propulsion systems.
The project, backed by funding from the Queensland Defence Sciences Alliance (QDSA), brings together Charles Darwin University (CDU), James Cook University (JCU), the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), and manufacturing technology company SPEE3D.
From left: Dr Naveen Kumar Elumalai, AIM’s Craig Humphrey, Research Professor Kannoorpatti Krishnan and Darron Kavanagh AM. Photo via QDSA.
NAB Relevance
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