Russia's National Research Technology University has launched an innovative project to develop new and unique materials based on energy-efficient and other performance-enhancing steels for use in many modern industries, from aerospace technology to sports equipment. In order to implement this project, the university invited the world's leading experts in the field of metallic glass and supercooled alloys-Professor Akira Inoue, former president of Tohoku University, Japan.
The university's group of young scholars will, under his leadership, make new alloys based on steel. This alloy is a super strong metallic glass with high strength and elasticity, and is wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant and radiation-resistant. The alloy is mainly used for manufacturing micro motor parts, power station inverter parts and equipment protection coatings that operate in corrosive environments.
The alloy materials studied in this university laboratory are low in cost. Compared with similar products, their material strength, hardness, and wear resistance are quite high, so industrial companies have shown great interest in this. It is expected that the first batch of super strong metallic glass will be put into production in 2021.
As we all know, the power loss caused by appliances such as engines and substations accounts for 3.5% of the world's total power consumption. Due to its physical and chemical characteristics, the magnetic steel used in most electronic equipment currently does not help to significantly reduce power loss. Taking into account the growing demand for electricity, and the natural resources on the planet are drying up, another important work direction of the laboratory is to develop new materials to significantly reduce power consumption.