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hypersonic vehicles
Coverage of hypersonic vehicles in the Nexus archive.
- How Chinese scientists created an alloy that can survive 2,400 degrees Celsius
Chinese scientists developed an ultra-high-temperature alloy using tantalum that retains strength above 2,000 degrees Celsius, suitable for aerospace, hypersonic vehicles, and nuclear reactors. Most metals fail under such extreme heat by melting or softening, but this alloy challenges those limits.