PASADENA (CBS) — Caltech researchers say they've developed a new metal alloy that is stronger than ... has the capacity to become the toughest and strongest ever known," said senior Caltech ...

A new patent-pending aluminum alloy from Kobe Steel is made using a spray forming process and is said to be the strongest aluminum ... In spray forming, molten metal is "sprayed" into droplets ...

Usually, metals and alloys tend to crack or fracture when ... and has even played a part in MIT’s quest to create the strongest, lightest material known to humankind. Scientists have also ...

A metal’s crystal lattice is made up of a repeating sequence ... The resulting “nanotwinned” aluminum-iron alloy coatings proved to be one of the strongest aluminum alloys ever created, comparable to ...

In metal alloys, behavior at the atomic scale affects ... Perfect crystals are the strongest, but these do not exist in real life materials.' A major determinant of strength at high temperatures ...

Research by a theoretical physicist shows that the crusts of neutron stars are 10 billion times stronger than steel or any other of the earth's strongest metal alloys. Research by a theoretical ...

It also boasts a yield strength of 1120 megapascals (MPa), making it one of the strongest ... alloy that doesn’t deform easily under pressure and keeps its structure intact when most metals ...

Metal alloys are particularly tricky to print in this manner due to the rapid temperature changes that occur during the process. Using 3D printing to reproduce a durable material such as 17-4 PH ...

With new manufacturing techniques comes the opportunity for brand new metal alloys with a huge range of possible properties. A team of researchers has now developed a new 3D-printable alloy with a ...

These materials are redefining what we know about structure–property relationships in metals. Traditional alloys are based on one dominant element (like iron or aluminum), with small additions of ...