A photo from open sources American experts said that developed a lightweight porous metal that can easily hold onto water. The inventors were the Polytechnic School of Engineering in New York and Army’s Deep Springs Technology U.S.A.
You won’t surprise anyone with synthetic foams today, but earlier no one created foam with a metal matrix. New can become indispensable in shipbuilding. A ship made from such material will be unable to sink, even with significant damage. In addition, light and heat resistant metal polystyrene will reduce the burning of fuel by cars if use innovation in the production of modern machines.
The material perfectly withstands high temperatures, which makes its possible application for the manufacture of gas exhaust systems and propulsion systems. The foam is made of magnesium alloy, reinforced with hollow particles of carborundum. Material density is only 0.92 grams per cubic centimeter. For comparison, distilled water has a density of one gram per cubic centimeter. In this case, the shell of the material withstands pressure in four thousand five hundred thirty-five kilograms per cubic centimeter.
Americans report that in the next three years, their development will begin to test on samples of technology. Like many other American innovations, metal foam first turn will be used in military affairs. Out of the unusual alloy can be created extremely light, while high strength armor.
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