If it really works as claimed, you can be sure the modern counterparts of Dr. Ferris won’t be far behind.
That could be super cool. An entire new class of materials can be created this way and there’s no way there will not be some materials created without some valuable properties.
how will it burn ? like beryllium or lithium ?
Xiaochun Li
I wonder if his check from Raytheon is just supplemental to the big check from the homeland.
Have the Chinese grad students sold off the formula to producers in China yet?
Egads!
What is it with Communists and the trains????
Bfl
They reverse engineered Krell metal?
has anyone witnessed how magnesium can burn? does the dispersion of silicon nanoparticles in the new alloy preclude its flammability?
I bet a lot of people are thinking SpaceX rockets to Mars. As long as the metal is insulated from the engine flames. (Boom!)
Cool stuff. But what about corrosion in the Magnesium substrate? That is a really weak point with Magnesium. Not at all rare on the earth (and in sea water), but all in a oxidized state. “Rusts” like a SOB, if you will.
“Blackie” Duquesne soon to be involved.
“Blackie” Duquesne soon to be involved.
What about guns?
Can’t wait for the new generation of magnesium silicon carbide nanoparticle quadcopter frames on hobbyking.
Is it just me, or is this a little ironic?
OK, great, we have a new metal with some really OUTstanding properties. Let industry make of it what they will.
I’m waiting to see/hear what nano-particles like this will do for iron, steel, titanium, tungsten, etc., and also to some very strong and versatile composite metals that have been developed. Not even mentioned is what other types of nano-particles can do, even for magnesium, let alone the other types of metals.
We are in a new age - cars will be built far stronger than now, and be hundreds or more pounds lighter.
I’d also love to see what will happen with these composite metals and the Flash Bainite process (see this INCREDIBLY interesting article: http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/12/super-strong-flash-bainite-steel.html). That process, all by itself, seems to allow for far stronger steel that is still bendable and weldable, which could result in the same structural strength with far less weight. Combining that with this nano-composite process might yield even further performance gains.
Wonder if same can be dome with aluminum, magnesium is 2.5 times higher price than aluminum.
woohoo- metal toilet paper coming soon (did I say that out loud?)