America Makes launches $5.5M GOTHAAM project to qualify Scalmalloy for defense production

America Makes and NCDMM selected General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to lead Project GOTHAAM, a $5.5 million effort to qualify high-strength aluminum alloys including APWORKS' Scalmalloy across three classes of L-PBF systems. The consortium includes Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Airbus Space & Defense and Equispheres, targeting 7075-T73-equivalent performance.

• GOTHAAM has a $5.5M budget and is led by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
• Goal is 7075-T73-level material data across three L-PBF machine classes
• Consortium includes Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Airbus and Equispheres
• Work is split into Phase 0 and Phase 1 with MMPDS-compliant allowables