Favorite Engineering Alloys or Materials
Time for a nerd battle: it's time to represent the engineering world.Unmatched in versatility. Any exotic new material always draws comparison to steel.
Doesn't burn, is cheap and strong. Superalloys are used for jet engines.
Strong and doesnt burn that easily.
Burns but not that easily.
Not as light as aluminum, but high strength-to-weight ratio. Often compares in strength to steel.
Lightweight and strong
Insane material, can be drawn in a myriad of shapes and sizes. The current focus of much materials research.
Strong, lightweight and affordable.
Clear and beautiful. But also theoretically strong, too.
Stops bullets if thick.
A whole world different from metals and ceramics.
Cheap and strong.
Less popular than the steel-aluminum-titanium "holy trinity" of structural metals, but nevertheless presents an attractive combination of light weight with decent strength.
The new rage in industry to minimize weight and maintain or even improve mechanical properties over metals.
Imagine a composite made of aerogel and graphene, endless possibilities
High melting temperatures, theoretically also strong.
Cheap as dirt.
Extinguishes itself. Perfect for having over armor.
Cheap enough for electronics.