Aluminum Aides Airline Security

摘要

Alcoa Aerospace has developed a new blast-resistant cargo container for airlines. Preliminary definition of the Fortress~(TM) Container has been completed, and a full-scale prototype has been built. The container uses hardened aluminum alloys for both the frame and skin. Advanced welding processes used by the aerospace industry are used to fix the skin to the container's frame. The structure is designed to resist pressure loads from an explosion, while an interior Kevlar lining provides protection from blast fragments.