Precious Recoveries
Since a test program began last June, the U.S. Navy says it has shipped thousands of pounds of rhenium, a prime component in turbine blades and stators, that was reclaimed from out-of-service General Electric F404 and F414 engines. The reclaimed precious metal will be used in new engine parts.
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