Ceramics___Composites

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Welcome to This Explainer,

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everyone.

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Today,

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we're investigating something that surrounds us every single day but usually goes

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completely unnoticed.

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We're talking about the absolute physical superpowers of two fundamental

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engineering materials,

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ceramics and composites.

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If you've ever wondered how we manage to build structures that can withstand the fiery,

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intense heat of a jet engine,

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or how we craft sports equipment that is impossibly light but somehow stronger than

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steel, well,

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you're in exactly the right place.

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Let's jump right into it.

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Here is our roadmap for today.

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The secrets of ceramics.

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Inside ceramic structures.

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Meet composite materials.

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The anatomy of composites.

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And finally,

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Making materials tougher.

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Alright,

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let's kick things off with section 1.

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The secrets of ceramics.

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Now, this might sound a bit like a trick question,

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but what on earth does a delicate little teacup have in common with a blazing -fast

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spaceship re -entering the Earth's atmosphere?

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Well,

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the answer actually reveals the hidden superpowers of a material class that originally got

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its name from the Greek word kiramos,

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which literally just means potter's clay.

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At their core,

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ceramics are simply non -metallic,

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inorganic solids.

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Basically, that means they don't come from anything living.

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We're talking about materials like clay,

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oxides,

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nitrides,

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and carbides.

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but their real magic,

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that comes from fire.

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These materials are forged into their highly resilient final state

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through intense heat treatment and sometimes under absolutely immense pressure.

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The crucial thing here is understanding their incredibly unique profile of

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strengths and weaknesses.

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On one hand,

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ceramics are notoriously brittle.

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They have really low elasticity and terrible bending strength,

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which means they'll crack or fracture pretty easily if you try to stretch or bend them.

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But their superpowers,

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they are undeniable.

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They possess extreme hardness and wear resistance.

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They have incredible chemical stability,

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meaning they resist corrosion beautifully.

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They have massive compressive strength,

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and they can withstand scorching extreme temperatures without losing their shape,

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a property engineers call hot hardness.

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Because of this very specific profile,

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ceramics are grouped into highly specialized roles out in the real world.

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You've got structural ceramics,

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like bricks and durable tiles,

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which just take advantage of sheer mechanical strength.

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Then you have refractories and turbine blades.

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leaning heavily on that incredible hot hardness we just talked about.

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And we even have advanced bioceramics.

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Because certain ceramics are so exceptionally chemically stable and bioinert,

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they're literally perfect for things like dental crowns or repairing bones and tissues

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right inside the human body.

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Moving on to section two,

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inside ceramic structures.

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To truly understand why ceramics behave this way,

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you know, why they're so incredibly hard but also so brittle,

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we have to zoom way,

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way in.

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When you look at the 3D atomic structure of something like silicate ceramics,

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you see this amazingly regular repeating pattern.

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Crystalline ceramics like alumina feature ionic or covalent bonds

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in these highly ordered,

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precise arrangements.

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It's exactly this rigid,

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highly organized 3D network that gives these materials their immense chemical

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stability, their hardness,

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and their high temperature strength.

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Basically,

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the atoms are locked in tight.

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But here's the cool part.

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We aren't just stuck with what nature hands us.

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We can actually engineer these structures for a massive upgrade.

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Take standard glass,

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for example.

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It's an amorphous solid,

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meaning its atomic structure is totally disordered and messy,

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which makes it transparent,

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but also pretty fragile.

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However,

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by putting that base glass through a process of controlled crystallization,

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engineers can actually convert it into polycrystalline glass ceramics.

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This microstructural upgrade dramatically reduces porosity and

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vastly improves both its thermal stability and its mechanical strength.

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It's a total game -changer.

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Let's dive into Section 3,

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Meek Composite Materials.

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So, what happens if we need a material that covers the natural weaknesses of ceramics

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entirely?

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What if we desperately need something that won't just shatter on impact?

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Well,

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think of composites as the ultimate superhero team -up.

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By taking a matrix and adding a reinforcement,

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you get a composite.

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It's a highly specific mixture of two or more chemically distinct components

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on a microscopic scale.

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And the crazy thing is,

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these parts don't just dissolve into one another,

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they remain totally separated by a distinguishable interface.

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The resulting material ends up with vastly superior properties compared

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to just its individual parts standing alone.

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I actually really like to think of this dynamic duo as the manager and

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the muscle.

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The matrix?

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That's the manager.

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Its job is to act as the binding agent,

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holding everything together,

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maintaining the overall shape,

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and protecting the interior from the outside environment.

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The reinforcing material,

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on the other hand,

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is the muscle.

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Often taking the form of fibers or tiny particles,

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it does all the heavy lifting to provide extreme strength,

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stiffness, or whatever specific enhanced property the engineer is aiming for.

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Which brings us to section 4,

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the anatomy of composites.

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Engineers have a massive,

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almost endless menu of options to customize these materials.

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Depending on what they need,

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they can choose continuous fibers that run the entire length of the part,

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or discontinuous fibers that are scattered randomly throughout.

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They can use elongated single crystals,

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which are known as whiskers,

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or they can just use dispersed particles.

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And each one of these choices radically changes the structural behavior of the

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final material.

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From there, we mix those specific reinforcements with one of four main matrix types,

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metals,

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ceramics,

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carbon, or polymers.

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By mixing and matching these,

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we can custom build materials for incredibly specific,

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extreme environments.

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For instance,

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ceramic matrix composites might end up being used as tough cutting tools or high -temperature

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rocket nozzles.

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Meanwhile,

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polymer matrix composites give us those high -strength,

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super -lightweight properties that we rely on for everyday items like skis and surfboards,

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all the way up to the wings and fuselages of modern commercial aircraft.

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But engineering isn't just about throwing a bunch of stuff in a bowl and hoping for the best,

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right? It's highly,

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highly precise.

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We can actually predict the final properties of our composite using a specific mathematical

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formula, often called the rule of mixtures.

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By using this to calculate the exact volume fractions,

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meaning the precise ratio of matrix to reinforcement,

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we can accurately predict the final composite's weight,

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its strength,

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and its thermal conductivity before we ever even manufacture it.

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That is true engineering power in action.

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And finally,

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section 5,

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making materials tougher.

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So all this leads to a massive question.

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How do we engineer materials that absolutely refuse to crack under pressure?

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Because both ceramics and composites can face immense,

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totally unforgiving stress in service,

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fracture resistance is quite literally a matter of life and death.

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Cracks naturally want to propagate,

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so engineers have developed these fascinating microscopic tricks that are engrafted

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right into the microstructure of the material itself to stop cracks dead

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in their tracks and prevent catastrophic failure.

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We do this through several brilliant toughening mechanisms.

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For example,

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by optimizing that microscopic interface between the matrix and the fibers.

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We can design it so a crack hits a fiber and is physically forced to change direction.

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We call that crack deflection.

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Or we can ensure the fibers span the gap at the crack,

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essentially holding it tightly closed.

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That's fiber bridging.

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In some super advanced ceramics,

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we even use phase transformation toughening.

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This is where the material literally changes its internal crystal structure under stress to

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absorb the destructive energy,

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physically swelling up to squeeze the crack shut.

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It's absolutely wild.

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It is absolutely incredible what happens when you combine the intense,

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heat -resistant,

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ordered world of ceramics with the tailored structural teamwork of composites.

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By mastering the microscopic world down to the very atomic bonds and fiber

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interfaces, we unlock these macro superpowers that literally build our modern

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world.

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Understanding these mechanisms opens up just endless possibilities for the future

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of engineering, which leaves us with one final exciting thought to chew on.

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Armed with this knowledge,

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what impossible structure are we going to build next?

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Thank you so much for joining me in this explainer today.

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Keep wondering and keep exploring.

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