Modern engineers work in environments that most metals simply can't withstand. What do you do when you need a metal to go to incredibly high temperatures? You make an alloy. We take a dive into the history of these nickel "superalloys" to understand what makes them so super and how they are being leveraged to push innovation forward.

Interested in learning more? Check out these awesome resources from TMS:

Superalloys: A Primer and History [LINK]
Superalloys Proceedings Archive [LINK]

This episode is sponsored by GE, a leading company in a multitude of fields. Check out their research homepage here. Take a look at jobs here

This episode is sponsored by Materials Today, an Elsevier community dedicated to the creation and sharing of materials science knowledge and experience through their peer-reviewed journals, academic conferences, educational webinars, and more.

Thanks to Kolobyte and Alphabot for letting us use their music in the show!

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Materialism Team: Taylor Sparks (co-creator,co-host), Andrew Falkowski (co-creator,co-host,editing assistance), Jared Duffy (production, marketing, and editing).

Keywords: Materials Science Nickel Superalloy High Temperature Metals High Hardness Work Hardening General Electric

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