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Originally Posted by josh8042
Of course. The only known usage of Scandium is as an additive to aluminum alloys. While I'm not sure what concentration S&W uses, I do know that the normal amount of scandium used to strengthen aluminum is usually less than 0.5%.
P.S. If they could find a way to make a frame entirely out of scandium, you could probably expect the retail price to be in the 100's of thousands per unit. It is an exceptionally rare element.
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Pure Scandium is several thousands of dollars per ounce at the moment. However, it is too soft to be used in it's pure form. The strength comes from alloying it with other metals like Aluminum.