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Jan 2, 2020

Jülich researchers seek to reduce the cost of producing MAX phases and high-performance metals and ceramics using salt.

YCN Research in Spot by Jesus Gonzalez-Julian

MAX phases are viewed as promising materials for the future, for example for turbines in power plants and aircraft, space applications, or medical implants. A new method developed by scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich now makes it possible to produce this desirable material class on an industrial scale for the first time: a crust of salt protects the raw material from oxidation at a production temperature of more than 1,000 degrees Celsius – and can then simply be washed off with water. The method, which was recently published in the journal Nature Materials, can also be applied to other high-performance materials.

https://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/UK/EN/2019/2019-04-03-molten-salt.html

Dr. Jesus Gonzalez-Julian (right) und Apurv Dash (left)

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