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title: HX5 Replaces Aluminum at Half the Weight and Can Save the Planet Too
description: Alpine Advanced Materials turned one of those unused defense concepts, HX5 thermoplastic, into a product with thousands of potential applications.
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# [HX5 Replaces Aluminum at Half the Weight and Can Save the Planet Too](https://media.alpineadvancedmaterials.com/news/replacing-aluminum-and-saving-the-planet)

 Written by [alpineteam](https://media.alpineadvancedmaterials.com/news/author/alpineteam) | May 1, 2020 12:19:00 PM

**American Military News – May 2020**

Imagine if there was a product developed through years of effort and funding by one of the most advanced companies in the world, which could save billions in costs and CO2 emissions each year by replacing one of the most common metals in the world. Now imagine if that product continued to go unused for years.

To read the full article,[ click here.](https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/05/revolutionary-hx5-replaces-aluminum-at-half-the-weight-can-it-help-save-the-planet-too/)

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