TSU suggested how to replace scandium in materials for shipbuilding
Nikolai Kakhidze, a graduate student of the Faculty of Physics and Engineering, has suggested using diamond or aluminum oxide nanoparticles as an alternative to expensive scandium for hardening aluminum alloys. The new material will cost 4 times less than the scandium-containing analog with fairly close physical and mechanical properties.
Currently, many shipbuilding companies are striving to replace heavy steel with light and ultra-light materials. In addition to increasing carrying capacity, this can be advantageously applied to reduce fuel consumption, reducing harmful emissions into the atmosphere and increasing the mobility of the vessel and accelerating the delivery of cargo. Enterprises in the transport and aerospace industries are also interested in new materials.
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