Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico has created what it thinks is the most wear-resistant metal. The particular platinum-gold alloy is said to be 100x more durable than high-strength steel, making it the first alloy, or combination of metals, in the same class as diamond and sapphire, nature’s most wear-resistant materials, according to the lab. …
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