High-strength material advancements may lead to new, life-saving steel
Monday, November 5, 2012 - 16:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Engineers have been working to create advanced materials with high-yield strength, fracture toughness and ductility. Their efforts have led to the development of a new material consisting of bainitic steels and austempered ductile iron that has all these characteristics, ultimately resisting fatigue that can cause fractures in materials often with catastrophic consequences.