No, not a politician. New Scientist is reporting that a new material has been discovered by accident.
New Scientist
A superhard substance that is more slippery than Teflon could protect mechanical parts from wear and tear, and boost energy efficiency by reducing friction.
A superhard substance that is more slippery than Teflon could protect mechanical parts from wear and tear, and boost energy efficiency by reducing friction.
The "ceramic alloy" is created by combining a metal alloy of boron, aluminium and magnesium (AlMgB14) with titanium boride (TiB2). It is the hardest material after diamond and cubic boron nitride.
BAM, as the material is called, was discovered at the US Department of Energy Ames Laboratory in Iowa in 199, during attempts to develop a substance to generate electricity when heated.
This has great potential. It doesn't react with steel—and degrade—the way diamond does. Think of all the applications: coatings for drill bits, gears, internal engine parts. The list is nearly endless.
Nearly as hard as diamonds, slipperier than teflon. Wow.
Hi,
In so many times an ultrahard carbon film coating is most slicker than Teflon.These has so many benefits like :
Unlike many existing friction-reducing coatings, Argonne's new coating has exceptional wear resistance and durability that reduce material and energy losses.
Posted by: alloy analyzer | December 09, 2008 at 11:52 PM