Materials Science: Metals With Diamonds
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 11:49
in Physics & Chemistry
Material scientists are developing composites which are made of dissimilar materials in order to be able to offer new customized application profiles. Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology have examined promising metal-matrix composites, which are very good conductors of heat and are able to withstand mechanical loads at elevated temperatures. These material combinations may be used in the ITER nuclear reactor, which is currently being constructed at Cadarache, France.