alloys

Apparently these materials were chosen to help bras retain their shape (such alloys are also called shape-memory alloys).

Now, whether mainstream languages are analogous to different iron alloys, wood, concrete or plastic is a different discussion.

There is no such thing as a silver bullet, but there are some pretty impressive special purpose alloys.

Since 3d sintering used metal powder it may be possible to do special alloys as well.

How metal alloys are formed and treated can have vast effects on their properties.

In the conventional lightweight steel alloys, the B2 intermetallics make the alloy brittle (so they don't work harden very well), so in the past researchers optimized their alloys to avoid forming these intermetallics [0].

Most companies opt for the more conventional steel cuffs, typically one of the harder stainless alloys for resistance to corrosion and tool damage.

One of the other arguments is that, because lead is denser, lead ammo flies straighter for a longer distance than non lead alloys.

I'm pretty sure that Apple uses a very conventional gold alloy with a similar density as other gold alloys.

Also Cobalt-59, which is a commonly used hardening agent in ferrous alloys.

The bigger difficulty in my mind is having all the alloys identified.

I took a course in material science once, and it's ridiculous how many variables are involved in developing new alloys.

From TFA: "Dr Kim has produced a material which has the strength and the lightness of titanium alloys but will, when produced at scale, cost a tenth as much."

Alloys aren't solutions, so it won't work, but you'll still get a gradient.