Twice as strong, twice as plastic. A paradox that refutes a hundred years of metallurgy
This metal is at the same time twice as strong and twice as malleable as its predecessor. Dislocations - linear defects in a metal crystal - have been a trade-off for a hundred years: strength at the expense of ductility. The team from Xi'an has just proven that this compromise does not exist.
2026-08-06
