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New metal foam tougher than steel, could make safer cargo tankers

New metal foam tougher than steel, could make safer cargo tankers

A new study has demonstrated that Composite Metal Foam (CMF), a novel lightweight material, exhibits an extraordinary ability to resist puncture and impact.   Particularly, this lightweight material is tough enough to block forces that would ordinarily punch a hole clean through a railroad tank car. The team from North Carolina State University in the US states that this discovery …

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