Reddit users highlight materials science significance and production challenges
2 Oct 30 · 12d ago · 2 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 2
Online discussion emerges around the potential applications and manufacturing approaches for the new alloy, with users noting both the understated importance of materials science breakthroughs and practical questions about scaling production methods.
“Materials Science is wild for how little fanfare it gets. Story like this goes nowhere, and then in 10 years people wonder how we're able to dig for deeper oil or send a spacecraft somewhere we couldn't before.”
GrinningPariahProf. Zibin Chen Lead researcher, PolyUThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University Research institution
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... multi-principal element alloy (MPEA), composed of nickel, cobalt, chromium, aluminum and tantalum (NiCoCr-AlTa), achieves an unprecedented combination of strength, ductility and toughness at liquid-nitrogen temperatures ... 3d print the stuff, atom by atom, or else mix a batch of it in zero-G, maybe.
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Materials Science is wild for how little fanfare it gets. Story like this goes nowhere, and then in 10 years people wonder how we're able to dig for deeper oil or send a spacecraft somewhere we couldn't before.
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Ugh of course its a nickel alloy. That shit is gonna be expensive and probably extremely hard to work with
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