New Copper Alloy Demonstrates Incredible Heat-Resistant Strength for Military and Industrial Uses

New Copper Alloy Demonstrates Incredible Heat-Resistant Strength for Military and Industrial Uses

A nanostructured copper alloy, Cu-Ta-Li (Copper-Tantalum-Lithium), could be a groundbreaking new high-temperature material for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications, combining properties of several materials into a useful hybrid. Developed in a collaboration between the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and Lehigh University (LU), the alloy is one of the toughest copper-based materials ever devised due to its high thermal stability a…