what are its components ? %'s
2006-12-24 12:27:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The strongest alloy is a type of steel called maraging (pronounced mar-aging) steel. The strongest of these I could find the composition for online (Matweb link) is a 350 maraging steel. It has an ultimate tensile strength of about 2400 megapascals (348000 pounds per square inch). The alloy composition (in weight percent) is 63% Iron, 18.5% Nickel, 12% Cobalt, 4.8% Molybdenum, 1.4% Titanium, and 0.03% Carbon, 0.3% other. Wikipedia claims that that the strength can get up to 3500 megapascals (500000 pounds per square inch), but I can't seem to find that composition readily available. Of course composition is only half of the story. You also need to heat treat it correctly to get the proper microstructure to get the maximum strength out of it. Look at the wikipedia link below for the heat treatment. The key is to get the nickel to form an intermetallic (like a compound but made with metals) with molybdenum and cobalt that forms very small hard particles in the steel giving it the strength.
2006-12-24 17:18:22 · answer #1 · answered by Angry Marsupial 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Usually titanium alloys are considered the hardest, however recent lab results has shownt that a bluish metal osnium is harder to compress than diamond in most cases. thus if they can create alloys out of this metal than those would infact be the strongest alloys if not the strongest material in the world period.
2006-12-24 15:22:01 · answer #2 · answered by jdog33 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the imaginary barrier between a mans brain and his common sense on the hunt for gold.its made up of mush and irrational thoughts then.
2006-12-24 15:56:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
y not ask clark kent's ship...lol
2006-12-24 15:30:16 · answer #4 · answered by Funk-Ski Biznez Man 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋