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Platinum-gold alloy is the most wear-resistant metal in the world

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 28, 2018 | 4:28 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Gold Platinum 

Researchers at the Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico engineered a platinum-gold alloy believed to be the most wear-resistant metal in the world. The metal is 100 times more durable than high-strength steel, making it the first alloy, or combination...

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