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- noun Plural form of
superalloy .
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Non-traditional markets seen boosting long-term superalloys demand
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Non-traditional markets seen boosting long-term superalloys demand
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It is alloyed (mixed with) other metals to make "superalloys" which have special physical properties of high strength and heat resistance.
Tungsten 2008
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So-called "superalloys" use chromium and have strategic military applications.
Chromium 2007
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While cobalt is used in a variety of applications, the automotive battery sector (24% of 2009 demand) "looks set to underpin future growth," says Macquarie, and "more traditional demand sectors such as superalloys (aircraft engines, power generation) will edge upwards at a slower rate."
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Copper-base, nickel-base alloys and superalloys, titanium -, molybdenum -, tungsten-base alloys, and to some extent yttrium and niobium alloys, have all been considered as potential materials for demanding die casting applications.
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The plan builds on the success GE had in paring rhenium from the steel superalloys used in its jet engines and gas turbines.
Testing Their Metals Tatyana Shumsky 2011
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These superalloys account for the majority of the rhenium use each year.
Rhenium 2008
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Some of the applications for such superalloys are in turbine engines for jet aircraft and energy generation.
Tungsten 2008
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Titanium can be used in place of nickel to make some superalloys.
Nickel 2008
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