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# [HX5 Replaces Aluminum at Half the Weight and Can Save the Planet Too | Catalyze Dallas](https://catalyze.partners/news/hx5-replaces-aluminum-at-half-the-weight-and-can-save-the-planet-too)

 Written by [catalyzeteam](https://catalyze.partners/news/author/catalyzeteam) | May 1, 2020 2:09:08 PM

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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