Invented a new super elastic alloy

Japanese scientists have successfully developed a new super-elastic alloy. This material can be used in high-rise buildings to reduce impact when an earthquake occurs.

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Reuters news agency reported that scientists from Tohoku University (Japan) have added a small amount of nickel into iron alloy to create a super-elastic alloy. This new material can restore the original shape after being heated at a temperature of 196 - 240 degrees Celsius.

According to Dr. Toshihiro Omori, the head of the research, the new material has much better elasticity than the previous super-elastic alloys, which cannot recover the original shape after being subjected to lower temperatures - 20 degrees C or over 80 degrees C.

'Our super-elastic alloy material is very sensitive to temperature. This is a very important characteristic for a material when temperature changes. Another advantage of this new material is its low cost. Therefore, it can be used for large applications , 'said Dr. Toshihiro Omori.

The new super-elastic alloy can be used in environments with large temperature fluctuations such as axles or joysticks in cars, aircraft, spacecraft, . In addition, it also can be used to reduce vibrations for tall buildings when an earthquake occurs.

Asia is a leading region in the field of materials science research, especially China. About 1.1 million research projects related to materials science have been published every year by Asian scientists in recent years. Meanwhile, scientists from the US have only 38,189 research works on materials science published annually.