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Nanocrystalline nickel-iron makes armor tough and light.(Metals)
Advanced Materials & Processes, October, 2004
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Nanocrystalline nickel-iron armor plating that is said to be twice as tough as the required specifications for military vehicles has reportedly been developed by Integran Technologies, Toronto, Canada. Nanocrystalline nickel is reportedly four times stronger than conventional nickel, while retaining all of nickel's other attributes.
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The nickel-iron alloy has superior magnetic properties, and is an environmentally benign substitute for beryllium-nickel. The armor is made by a low-cost electroforming process that produces a uniform fine-grain nanostructure in plates and strips. ...
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