Printable aluminum alloy sets strength records, may enable lighter aircraft parts
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MIT engineers have developed a revolutionary printable aluminum alloy that is five times stronger than traditionally manufactured aluminum using machine learning to identify the optimal composition. Their approach required testing only 40 compositions instead of the traditional method needing over 1 million simulations. The breakthrough alloy reaches a tensile strength of 395 MPa after heat treatment, making it 50% stronger than existing printable aluminum. This could enable lighter aircraft parts like jet engine fan blades, potentially replacing titanium components that are 50% heavier and up to 10 times more expensive.
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