World's top fighter jets like Rafale and F-35 can't match this super material of China, it can withstand temperatures up to..., it's made...
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New Delhi: Till now you must have heard a lot of stories about the agility of Rafale and the strength of fighter jets like America's F-35. But now China has developed such a miraculous material that can withstand extreme heat up to 3600°C without melting, burning and breaking. If fighter planes or spacecraft are made from this in the future, then it will be difficult to even imagine their strength.
According to a report in the South China Morning Post, Chinese scientists have prepared a highly heat-resistant ceramic by mixing four metals hafnium, tantalum, zirconium and tungsten. This material remains stable even in extreme temperature conditions like 3600°C, whereas America's fighter jets and SpaceX's spacecrafts start trembling only around 1300°C.
The gas stove in your kitchen heats up to about 200°C and the heat shield of NASA's space shuttle can withstand heat up to 1300°C. But this new ceramic prepared by China can withstand almost three times more heat than that. The secret of its strength is hidden in the oxide layer formed inside it, which protects the material from both oxygen and fire. Especially tungsten plays an important role in this, which stands firmly against oxygen.
Till now, rockets or hypersonic tunnels were used for testing such materials, which was very expensive and risky. But the Chinese team has developed a laser-based high-throughput system that can quickly test the material in heat up to 3800°C. Just hit the laser, see the effect and record the data.
This weapon will be used in many places. On the nose of hypersonic missiles, in the outer layers of spacecraft, in jet engines and for plasma protection in the semiconductor industry. It can be used in future areas where the temperature is very high and normal materials are not useful.
While America's advanced jets are limited to around 1300°C till now, this new ceramic from China can prove to be many times more powerful than them.
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