Brittle intermetallic compound makes ultrastrong low-density steel with large ductility

Nature

Volumn 518, Issue 7537, 2015, Pages 77-79

  Kim, Sang Heon ^a   Kim, Hansoo ^a   Kim, Nack J ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; ALUMINUM; HIGH SPECIFIC STRENGTH STEEL; NICKEL; STEEL; TITANIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOY; ALUMINUM; HEAT BALANCE; IRON; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STEEL; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENSITY; DUCTILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT TREATMENT; MELTING POINT; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84923104042     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature14144     Document Type: Article

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