For centuries—in fact,since the Bronze Age began some 7000 years ago—the creation of original metallic alloys has mostly been a trial-and-error process. Traditionally, one metal constituent was always dominant, or with others making up a small fraction of the recipe. But a original study suggests a novel strategy that could help direct efforts to overturn this ancient lore,opening the way for original classes of alloys with previously unseen combinations of properties.
Source: phys.org