SCIENTISTS DEVELOP NEW ALLOW THAT CAN BE RESHAPED WITHOUT LOSING STRENGTH
October 2nd, 2013
American scientists have developed a zinc-gold-copper alloy that is finely calibrated to be reshaped many times without losing strength. Speaking to Metal Bulletin, Professor Richard James, of the University of Minnesota, said that the alloy could have bulk applications and that with care, could be made by metal manufacturers: “For large applications, this is no problem. It can be done well – you have to know the composition.” He added that for smaller applications such as micro-electronics and films, more care was needed, but that manufacturing was ...
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