Automotive and Commercial Transportation

For the material of today’s – and tomorrow’s – automobiles and commercial trucks, all roads lead to Arconic. Our lightweight aluminum sheet and extruded solutions are found bumper to bumper – from doors and hoods to heat exchangers.

We develop and manufacture solutions that make cars, trucks, buses and railcars stronger, lighter and sharper looking – leading the way to a greener, more efficient future for the automotive and commercial transportation industries.

In the automotive industry, material engineers are increasingly turning to aluminum to improve vehicle performance and fuel efficiency. Arconic innovation is leading the way with breakthrough products and technologies, like Arconic 951 – an award-winning* pre-treatment that enables the cost-effective, mass-market shift from steel-based to aluminum-intensive vehicles.

*R&D^® 100

Arconic is at the forefront of lightweighting the auto industry

Arconic works with customers to develop solutions from bumper to bumper.

Aluminizing autos

Pounds of aluminum per vehicle will grow by more than 42 percent, from 397 pounds in 2015 to 565 pounds in 2028.

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The Art of Effciency

From bumper to bumper, our solutions drive efficiency in commercial vehicles.

Shedding the pounds

Aluminum cabs in commercial vehicles save 300-500 pounds over steel cabs.

Significantly stronger bonds

Our breakthrough adhesive bonding technology, Arconic 951™, is nine times stronger than its predecessor, titanium zirconium. A951 overcomes previous challenges with joining aluminum to itself or other materials in the making of automotives – enabling the production of more aluminum-intensive vehicles.

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