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This Alloy is Kinky (newscenter.lbl.gov)
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Researchers have uncovered a remarkable metal alloy that won’t crack at extreme temperatures due to kinking, or bending, of crystals in the alloy at the atomic level.

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[-] eleitl@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago

Nb45Ta25Ti15Hf15 might be kinky. But it's also rather expensive.

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