alloy
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Carpenter offers many advantages to investors seeking companies whose competitive barriers to entry are as resistant as its nickel-based alloy Pyromet 41 External link —which withstands temperatures as high as 1500 degrees Fahrenheit.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
To investigate further, the researchers focused on a widely used material found in sensors, actuators, and defense systems, a lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate alloy.
From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026
It covers the early production of bronze – a copper and tin alloy – up to the first uses of iron.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
In a quiet office park tucked in a hillside, technicians at fusion company TAE Technologies make adjustments to a 40-foot-long tube of nickel-chromium alloy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
Little metal was used in our straps and fittings, but the harnesses had buckles of aluminum alloy, too fine to fasten with mittens on, which burned in that cold exactly as if they were red-hot.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Materials scientists can now reshape the internal structure of certain alloys at extremely small scales, allowing them to enhance properties such as strength, durability, and flexibility.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Foulkes said Mercury replaced some metal components with composite or polymer materials, and came up with aluminum alloys that maximized strength while remaining relatively lightweight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Cyclical headwinds in CRS’ medical businesses in both special alloys operations and performance engineered products have weighed on recent performance, though we think we are nearing an end to these headwinds,” adds Sands Capital’s Keegan.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
"Materials science is incorporating more complexity into the material design process -- whether that's for metal alloys or semiconductors -- as AI has improved and our computational tools have become more advanced," LeBeau says.
From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026
Bassal is a light, silvery metal, useful in certain alloys that I would be using to construct my lamp.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
They also highlight the importance of carefully selecting candidate materials that can effectively synergize when alloyed with other metals.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2023
The country brought in 255,744 tonnes, including primary metal and unwrought, alloyed aluminium, last month, according to data from the General Administration of Customs.
From Reuters ● Dec. 18, 2022
The knock-on consequences are also particularly alarming for automakers, where silicon is alloyed with aluminum to make engine blocks and other parts.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
That was pure base boosting alloyed by just a pinch of sticking to the other side.
From Fox News ● Jul. 17, 2019
The new building sparkling in the North Carolina spring sunshine was a source of pride throughout the black community, but it was a pride alloyed with cynicism for Durham’s poorest black citizens.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
It will handle the metalization and alloying part of the rare-earths supply chain — one of the key areas China has used to control the sector, he noted.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2025
A third stream comes when the resulting pig iron is turned into steel by cooking it a bit further—baking off most of the remaining carbon—and alloying it with additives such as chromium or titanium.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 30, 2024
Arsenic is used as an alloying agent and also to make glass, pigments, textiles, adhesives and pesticides, the WHO says.
From Reuters ● Mar. 24, 2023
Along with silicon, they’re also facing a surge in magnesium, another alloying ingredient that’s faced production issues during China’s power crunch.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
The processes of refining and alloying are figured on certain monuments of the early dynasties.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by Maspero, G. (Gaston)
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