superalloy

noun

su·​per·​al·​loy ˌsü-pər-ˈa-ˌlȯi 

-ə-ˈlȯi

: any of various high-strength often complex alloys resistant to high temperature

Examples of superalloy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The bolts are made of a superalloy called Inconel, made roughly once a year in only a handful of mills in the U.S. Jennings bought nine of them — with one as a spare. —Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023

Its exhaust is made from Inconel, the same superalloy used on F1 cars. —Travis Okulski, Car and Driver, 20 July 2021

Mr Heppel says that, though most cobalt is currently mined for batteries in smartphones and for superalloys inside jet engines (see chart), its use for EVs could jump from 9,000 tonnes in 2017 to 107,000 tonnes in 2026. —The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above