Fake diamonds help jet engines take the heat

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Conventional ceramic coating destroyed by molten glass. The field of view is about half a millimeter. Image by Aysegul Aygun and Nitin Padture courtesy of Ohio State University
Conventional ceramic coating destroyed by molten glass. The field of view is about half a millimeter. Image by Aysegul Aygun and Nitin Padture, courtesy of Ohio State University

Ohio State University engineers are developing a technology to coat jet engine turbine blades with zirconium dioxide -- commonly called zirconia, the stuff of synthetic diamonds -- to combat high-temperature corrosion.


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