Solid solution reinforced alloys

Solid solution strengthened alloys with certain high temperature strength, good resistance to oxidation, thermal corrosion, cold and thermal fatigue, and good plasticity and weldability, etc. are used in the manufacture of components that operate at high temperatures and do not undergo much stress, such as the combustion chambers of gas turbines. The production of alloys often improves the properties of the element monomers, for example, the strength of steel is greater than that of its main constituent element, iron.

The physical properties of alloys, such as density, reactivity, Young's modulus, electrical and thermal conductivity, may still be similar to those of the constituent elements of the alloy, but the tensile and shear strengths of alloys are usually very different from the properties of the constituent elements. This is due to the fact that the arrangement of atoms in alloys and monomers is very different. A small amount of an element may have a significant effect on the properties of an alloy. For example, impurities in ferromagnetic alloys can cause changes in the properties of the alloy.