Scandium Canada Ltd. Advances Industrial Adoption of Aluminum-Scandium Alloys
Montreal, Quebec — February 11, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Scandium Canada Ltd. (TSX-V: SCD) has provided an update on its Scandium+ division’s progress in promoting the industrial adoption of its proprietary aluminum-scandium (Al-Sc) alloys.
Scandium Canada commissioned the Centre de Métallurgie du Quebec (CMQ) to produce wires using the company’s two proprietary Al-Sc alloy formulations for welding and Wire Additive Advanced Manufacturing (WAAM) trials. The work is expected to be completed by the end of March 2026, and prototypes will subsequently be submitted for third-party end-user testing to confirm compliance with their manufacturing specifications. This work is supported by grants from the CQRDA (Centre Québécois de recherche et développement de l’aluminium), of which the company is a member.
The company estimates that these applications could generate a demand of up to 30 tonnes per year of scandium oxide (Sc2O3), addressing a market segment that does not currently exist. For reference, the Crater Lake Project is expected to produce 91 tonnes per year of scandium oxide. These applications are the direct results of the findings from the study from Productique Québec announced in October 2025.
Further to the Memorandum of Understanding signed with Gränges Powder Metallurgy (GPM) in November 2025, current efforts aim at trialling Scandium Canada’s modified AA535 and AA7075 alloys into GPM’s product offerings. GPM, a wholly owned subsidiary of the global aluminum technology company Gränges, is a global supplier of sprayformed aluminum products and aluminum powders for additive manufacturing.
Through in-kind support from Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP), Scandium Canada has received a technical report from experts from the Additive Manufacturing Division of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to identify materials qualification strategies for the adoption of its alloys in space (waveguides and antennas), aerospace (aviation: small heat exchangers) and defence (ballistic plating).
Building on the Productique Québec report completed in the fall of 2025, which identified 13 target applications for the company’s Al-Sc alloys, including welding wires, aircraft ducting, and heat exchangers, Scandium Canada is actively expanding its outreach to industrial end users across key market segments, including aerospace, automotive, advanced manufacturing and 3D printing.
Scandium Canada’s two proprietary alloys and their method of fabrication, developed in collaboration with McMaster University, are protected by an international patent application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on September 17, 2025, building on the initial provisional patent application filed with the USPTO in September 2024. This intellectual property is wholly owned by Scandium Canada Ltd. and strategically positions the company for global commercial applications.
Results reported in September 2025 showed that the company’s modified AA535 and AA7075 alloys offer a practical solution to one of the most persistent challenges in metal 3D printing: eliminating micro-cracking in high-strength aluminum alloys during laser powder-bed fusion (L-PBF) processing with implications for their suitability in aluminum welding and WAAM. Key attributes include reduced scandium content while maintaining the grain-refining effect, a broad processing window with relative densities above 99%, ultimate tensile strengths of approximately 330 to 380 MPa in the as-built state with 17–25% increases after heat treatment, and minimized defect density through the company’s proprietary blending procedure.
Dr. Luc Duchesne, Head of Scandium+ division and Chief Science Officer, said they aim to find the shortest pathways for the commercialization of their alloys, pursuing co-development opportunities with industrial users while increasing their understanding of the properties of these alloys to meet specific technical requirements by end users. He added that, because of the novelty of commercial scandium applications, they see Scandium+ as a catalyst for the scandium industry at large.
Mr. Guy Bourassa, CEO of Scandium Canada, said that the confirmation of commercial acceptance of their alloys is an important milestone in the development of their Crater Lake project as it will confirm markets, volumes and pricing, to support the financial model of the pre-feasibility study that is due in June 2026.
Scandium+, a division of Scandium Canada, is dedicated to the research, development, and commercialization of innovative scandium uses. Scandium Canada (TSX-V: SCD) aims to bring the world’s leading primary source of scandium into production, enabling the development and commercialization of aluminum-scandium (Al-Sc) alloys.
The corporation is leveraging its Al-Sc alloys development division and the development of its Crater Lake mining project to meet the growing need for lighter, greener, longer-lasting, high-performance materials. The Corporation aims to become a market leader in scandium.
Source: Scandium Canada
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