UM-Bot Posted July 24, 2016 #1 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Scientists have created a brand new type of super-metal by melting together titanium and gold. http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/297054/new-metal-is-four-times-tougher-than-titanium 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted July 24, 2016 #2 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Next step 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphorbia Posted July 24, 2016 #3 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Sounds expensive....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted July 24, 2016 #4 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Wow. The advancements in material sciences just blows me away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin_Shadowes Posted July 24, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 24, 2016 They have finally discovered adamantium. :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalmoxis Posted July 24, 2016 #6 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I'm surprised they hadn't already discovered this alloy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticwerewolf Posted July 25, 2016 #7 Share Posted July 25, 2016 i vaguely remember reading about that mixture somewhere, some space fiction book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielost Posted July 25, 2016 #8 Share Posted July 25, 2016 12 hours ago, Farmer77 said: Next step no, you would need the healing power of him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielost Posted July 25, 2016 #9 Share Posted July 25, 2016 10 hours ago, Zalmoxis said: I'm surprised they hadn't already discovered this alloy. what and waste gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qxcontinuum Posted July 25, 2016 #10 Share Posted July 25, 2016 maybe this way we get a little closer to Sitchin's theory about Sumerians and the reason they created humanity. Sitchin said years ago that they needed workers to mine gold for them very much required in their space saga. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepulchrave Posted July 25, 2016 #11 Share Posted July 25, 2016 The original scientific article is available here (free to read). As always, it pays to at least take a look at the article before jumping to assumptions... This new alloy is definitely not the hardest material or even the hardest metal. (The scientific article points out that common ceramics like boron nitride and tungsten carbide are harder, as is high-carbon steel.) The major significance of this finding is that the new alloy (b-Ti3Au) is bio-compatible: Human bone will tightly bond to it and titanium and gold are non-toxic. Pure titanium is currently used in joint replacements, but pure titanium is not strong enough to withstand long-term use. This new material is a potential fix for that problem. 16 hours ago, Zalmoxis said: I'm surprised they hadn't already discovered this alloy. Me too. References 25 to 28 in the paper describe Ti+Au research dating back to 1989. While I suspect the 3:1 ratio was previously tried, perhaps the earlier approaches did not use the same arc-melting synthesis approach, or had problems with sample purity, or perhaps they were just investigating different aspects (electrical or thermal conductivity, ductility, etc.). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essan Posted July 25, 2016 #12 Share Posted July 25, 2016 If I recall correctly,. Sitchin's Nibblers needed gold to put into the atmosphere of Nibiru so that for the 3599 years that the planet spent hiding in the very farthest depths of the solar system, way, way, way beyond Pluto, it didn't get slightly chilly at night (how putting gold in the atmosphere provides the universe's most effecting insulation ever has never been explained. But that's sci-fi for you .....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodf3llow Posted July 25, 2016 #13 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Interesting since Gold is soft..wonder how it compares to Graphene or Carbyne? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Noteverythingisaconspiracy Posted July 25, 2016 #14 Share Posted July 25, 2016 8 hours ago, qxcontinuum said: maybe this way we get a little closer to Sitchin's theory about Sumerians and the reason they created humanity. Sitchin said years ago that they needed workers to mine gold for them very much required in their space saga. Apart from the fairly major detail that Sitchin's entire story is made up. I use the word story instead of theory on purpose. A theory requires verifiable evidence. Sitchin had none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepulchrave Posted July 26, 2016 #15 Share Posted July 26, 2016 4 hours ago, Goodf3llow said: Interesting since Gold is soft..wonder how it compares to Graphene or Carbyne? Graphene isn't a hard material. Graphene has a high tensile strength when the sheet is pulled, but is also brittle and will crack easily if the sheet is folded. As far as I know, carbyne is a functional group and not a material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willieaames Posted July 26, 2016 #16 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Four times tougher and 1000x more expensive (Ti is about $14/lb, gold is $20800/lb). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted July 26, 2016 #17 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Slipknot are definitely at least four times tougher than titanium, Linkin Park not so much... Ohh, hang on... Science & Technology... Nothing to see here, moving on... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopypooky Posted July 30, 2016 #18 Share Posted July 30, 2016 how does it compare to diamonds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepulchrave Posted July 30, 2016 #19 Share Posted July 30, 2016 18 minutes ago, woopypooky said: how does it compare to diamonds? This titanium-gold alloy is much, much softer than diamond. The Ti3Au has a hardness of around 800 HV (see the original article, "results and discussion" section), diamond has a hardness of 10 000 HV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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