New Metal Alloy Is up to 10 Times Stronger Than Structural Steel
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Purdue University engineers created a cobalt aluminum nanolaminate that is up to 10 times stronger than structural steel while remaining deformable at room temperature, overcoming the traditional brittleness problem of intermetallic compounds and opening pathways for aerospace, energy, and defense applications.
The advance is reported in laboratory settings; real-world manufacturing and deployment in turbine engines would require further development.
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