Super-hard metal 'four times tougher than titanium'

nivek · Jul 25, 2016

Amazing gold is part of this new metal alloy...

A super-hard metal has been made in the laboratory by melting together titanium and gold.

The alloy is the hardest known metallic substance compatible with living tissues, say US physicists.

The material is four times harder than pure titanium and has applications in making longer-lasting medical implants, they say.

Conventional knee and hip implants have to be replaced after about 10 years due to wear and tear.

Details of the new metal - an alloy of gold and titanium - are revealed in the journal, Science Advances.
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Super-hard metal 'four times tougher than titanium' - BBC News

Toroid · Jul 25, 2016

Yeah, that's tuff stuff and expensive.

New Biocompatible Alloy is Four Times Harder than Pure Titanium | Chemistry, Materials Science | Sci-News.com : Related Articles | OOYUZ

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