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Siberian scientists discover fastest way to get refractory material

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Siberian scientists discover fastest way to get refractory material - 05.06.2017

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Author: Tatiana Kanunnikova
Photo: fotki.yandex.ru

Scientists from the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Science of Russia have developed a technology of the fastest way of receiving of the world’s most refractory material – a hafnium carbide – just for several minutes.

According to the press office of the Institute of Nuclear Physics, to receive the material that melts at temperatures exceeding 3900 degrees Celsius and is used in the nuclear industry, the scientists applied a method of electron-beam welding and layering.

Technology includes the dispersion of hafnium and carbon, the formation of the composite and heating by the directed beam of electrons. The raw material is added layer by layer, as if it was printed on a 3D printer.

New technology makes production less energy consuming and increases the quality of the material. At present, hafnium carbide is used for the manufacture of the equipment for nuclear reactors.



For reference:

At fabbaloo.com - Could the World’s Most Heat Resistant Material Be 3D Printed? - January 10, 2017

Odd coincidence with the date at stratfor.com - Disruptive Technology: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants - Sep 6, 2016

At 3dprintingindustry.com - Hypersonic flight moves forward with new research - December 23, 2016

At asminternational.org - New material has higher melting point than any known substance - July 30, 2015

Other applications where hafnium improves performance is in fuel and solar cells. Additive manufacturing could produce geometries where increased surface area/volume shrinks the physical size to increase power density. [urlhttp://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/12962/Improving-the-Life-and-Performance-of-Fuel-Cell-Electrodes.aspx[/url][tag]Improving the Life and Performance of Fuel Cell Electrodes
- August 23, 2016[/tag]