To do this, the Berkeley Lab scientists “specifically engineered” an alloy of niobium, tantalum, titanium, and hafnium, and formed kink bands in the metal. Inside a solid material like an ...

The titanium aluminum alloy superelastics developed at Tohto ... on rarer and more expensive materials such as nickel (Ni) and niobium (Nb). This could lead to lower production costs and a reduced ...