superalloy
noun
su·per·al·loy
ˌsü-pər-ˈa-ˌlȯi 
-ə-ˈlȯi
: any of various high-strength often complex alloys resistant to high temperature
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As of 2014, 16 percent of the world’s cobalt was used in superalloys, five percent was used in magnets, and 42 percent was used in batteries, all of which are essential in military hardware as well as in hybrid and electric cars, commercial planes, and consumer electronics.
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John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2017
Niobium Top source: Brazil Applications: Manufacturing of superalloys 9.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
Tantalum Top source: China Applications: Manufacturing of electronic components, capacitors, and superalloys
12.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
The surviving object was a little smaller than a soda can and made of Inconel, a superalloy that is strong and heat-resistant.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
The bolts are made of a superalloy called Inconel, made roughly once a year in only a handful of mills in the U.S. Jennings bought nine of them — with one as a spare.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
Its exhaust is made from Inconel, the same superalloy used on F1 cars.
—Travis Okulski, Car and Driver, 20 July 2021
Mr Heppel says that, though most cobalt is currently mined for batteries in smartphones and for superalloys inside jet engines (see chart), its use for EVs could jump from 9,000 tonnes in 2017 to 107,000 tonnes in 2026.
—The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
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John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2017
Niobium Top source: Brazil Applications: Manufacturing of superalloys 9.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
Tantalum Top source: China Applications: Manufacturing of electronic components, capacitors, and superalloys
12.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
The surviving object was a little smaller than a soda can and made of Inconel, a superalloy that is strong and heat-resistant.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
The bolts are made of a superalloy called Inconel, made roughly once a year in only a handful of mills in the U.S. Jennings bought nine of them — with one as a spare.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
Its exhaust is made from Inconel, the same superalloy used on F1 cars.
—Travis Okulski, Car and Driver, 20 July 2021
Mr Heppel says that, though most cobalt is currently mined for batteries in smartphones and for superalloys inside jet engines (see chart), its use for EVs could jump from 9,000 tonnes in 2017 to 107,000 tonnes in 2026.
—The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
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“Superalloy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superalloy. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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