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Nano-oxides boost aluminium heat resistance

Adding homogeneously dispersed oxide nanoparticles to aluminium pushes its high-temperature strength up to 500 °C.

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Fig. 1: ODS Al alloys with high-density MgO nanoparticles coherent with an Al matrix.

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