The search for tougher alloys, after all, dates to some time well before Homer's Iliad.
An Israeli air force engineer even produced a matkot paddle made of fighter jet alloys.
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To replicate this, the vehicle uses shape memory alloys - materials that "remember" their original shape.
Founded in 1918, Ashland makes nickel and cobalt-based alloys in sheet, coil and plate forms.
Its sheet metal is composed of 12 different alloys to maximize lightweight performance figures.
Some musical instruments are made of silver or silver alloys and silver is used to produce formaldehyde.
The outer ring and the inner circle are made from different alloys, which have different electric potentials.
Copper can also be mixed with other metals to make valuable alloys such as bronze, pewter and brass.
The aluminium alloys that are used for their strength and lightness in aircraft construction are just the opposite.
The hardness of conventional steel alloys is at best in the neighborhood of 1.4 million pounds per square inch.
In die-casting, the alloys tend to be brittle and have poor wear resistance.
The mine also contains silver, gold and molybdenum (used in steel alloys)--a common combination found in the Peruvian Andes.
Apple we know has a licence to use these alloys in consumer electronics.
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But steel alloys subjected to cyclic stress levels below their endurance limit rarely fail as a result of fatigue.
But then they would melt down the old and reissue them debauched with increasing portions of less precious metal alloys.
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I'd be remiss if I didn't also note the giant 15-inch, six-pot Brembo brakes that gleam through the front alloys.
Zinc: Like copper, zinc is present in many alloys (in fact, zinc and copper are both in brass and bronze).
Rhenium has two major uses: one is at concentrations of 2 or 3% in nickel cobalt alloys for jet engines.
Even before euro coins became legal tender in January, there was consternation at the use of nickel alloys in their manufacture.
Large wheels were developed from a mix of premium lightweight alloys with carbon fiber surrounding the voided areas of the wheel design.
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Part of the allure is Pomellato's mesmerizing gold formula, a top-secret mix of alloys that gives the metal an expensive pink glow.
Multi-junction solar cells say, fuel cells or, possibly, new aluminium alloys for windmill blades so they can work in higher speed winds.
The current development of new alloys, notably one containing pure silver and some germanium, promises more flexible jewellery-making, and more resilient materials.
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When President Kennedy challenged America to go to the moon, your engineers produced the alloys that helped get a man on the moon.
Studies conducted at the University of Southampton have found that copper alloys can kill a range of viruses, including the dreaded influenza A H1N1.
Sales of molybdenum, which is used to make steel and iron alloys, should increase to 90 million this year, from 83 million in 2012.
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The acquisition also expands Dentsply's overall product offerings to include precious-metal dental alloys and gives the firm a stronger presence in the Japanese market.
The other significant industrial user is iron and steel production, though iron ore and various other metals used to make alloys are also significant costs.
Most aluminum alloys are much more rigid, which not only transfers more road vibrations to the rider, but also tends to crack easier under stress.
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Still, by putting adhesive tape on their shoes, the scientists were able to collect slivers of metal alloys being used for new U.S. fighter planes.
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