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Hello to all the metallurgical experts on here such as Larrin and other folks: What do you make of this ultra tough cobalt chromium alloy? Would it be hard enough for knife blade use?

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abp8070

"Exceptional fracture toughness of CrCoNi-based medium- and high-entropy alloys at 20 kelvin"

Here are some more articles that may interest you:

https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=61960.php

Iron used for energy storage

New tough solar cells:

https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=61975.php

Energy from wood:

https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology ... =61986.php

New solar cells:

https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology ... =61999.php

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-- it's great to see him back!!

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do high entropy alloys exist outside of research yet?