Rusakov Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36855705 Basically: an alloy made out of titanium and gold. It's four times tougher than regular titanium and is biocompatible, which means it can be used for long lasting medical implants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terramax Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I bet it costs an arm and a leg to manufacture though (implant joke TOTALLY intentional). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusakov Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 3 hours ago, Terramax said: I bet it costs an arm and a leg to manufacture though (implant joke TOTALLY intentional). Oh you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArwingFan Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Which do you think is harder, this or diamonds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusakov Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 9 minutes ago, ArwingFan said: Which do you think is harder, this or diamonds? I don't know. But I think tungsten tetraboride is harder than both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Orange Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 9 hours ago, ArwingFan said: Which do you think is harder, this or diamonds? The article said that Diamond couldn't cut it in a mortar. This stuff is really cool. Not many metals are biocompatible and even what we use for heart stints (Nitinol) are not that biocompatable and often need special coatings to prevent thrombosis. If this can act like a memory metal and be biocompatable, the medical possibilities are astounding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snys93 Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Will I be able to craft a sword with this alloy? Because aside of waiting for a meteorite to splash down in my backyard, I believe this might do nicely for what I'm looking for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vy'drach Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 "Let's mix one of the stronger known metals with one of the softer metals and... wow! It's now one of the hardest known metals in existence!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticQuery Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Carson Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Bio-compatible, huh? Interesting... It's not adamantium, but it's one step closer to being able to have a metal coated skeleton like a certain super hero with sharp claws... Still, the medical applications for this could be very amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusakov Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 On 7/22/2016 at 11:22 PM, Dr. Orange said: The article said that Diamond couldn't cut it in a mortar. This stuff is really cool. Not many metals are biocompatible and even what we use for heart stints (Nitinol) are not that biocompatable and often need special coatings to prevent thrombosis. If this can act like a memory metal and be biocompatable, the medical possibilities are astounding. Doesn't seem to be memory metal AFAIK, but if you build claytronics with it it could be so. Though that's definitely a ways off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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