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There's a few numbers in the Science article, and they do actually link to it, unlike some. [0 And the intro numbers are... Exciting. > This core-shell struct
by shakna 2y ago
There's a few numbers in the Science article, and they do actually link to it, unlike some. [0
And the intro numbers are... Exciting.
> This core-shell structure neither dissolves nor coarsens at temperatures of up to 800°C while also causing the yielding strength to be in excess of 1 gigapascal.
[0] https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr0299 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr0299
- nine_k 2y agoIn other words, it makes the copper allow much stronger than mild steels, like the stainless steels, and on par with strong (but by far not the strongest) steel alloys. Imagine cutting stainless steel with a copper-based blade, and not the other way around.