New way to make steel that is both stronger and more ductile
August 25, 2017 by Bob Yirka report
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from several institutions in China and Taiwan has developed a new way to make steel that offers more strength and ductility. In their paper published in the journal Science, the team describes part of the process and the ingredients that went into making the new type of steel and suggest possible applications.
As the researchers note, there are many industrial applications based on steel that require a high degree of strength and ductility (the ability to be pulled or deformed without breaking)—the higher degree of both, the better. But traditional steel-making techniques generally require a tradeoff: More strength means less ductility, or vice-versa. In this new effort, the researchers report that they have found a way around this problem.
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https://phys.org/news/2017-08-steel-stronger-ductile.html#jCp
