superalloy
noun
su·per·al·loy
ˌsü-pər-ˈa-ˌlȯi 
-ə-ˈlȯi
: any of various high-strength often complex alloys resistant to high temperature
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These satellites are engineered to manufacture superalloys, semiconductors and optical fibers that benefit from space’s unique properties: microgravity, vacuum and extreme thermal gradients.
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Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The new engine, measuring a full meter in length, is constructed from a high-performance superalloy known as Inconel.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
Cobalt is employed in rechargeable batteries, as is nickel, which together with niobium is used to produce stainless steels and superalloys.
—Hugh Cameron
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Gold is abundant in the region, which also has rich deposits of rare metals such as coltan, used to make capacitors, and niobium, used to make superalloys for jet engines and hypersonic missiles.
—Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
Tantalum Top source: China Applications: Manufacturing of electronic components, capacitors, and superalloys
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—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
The surviving object was a little smaller than a soda can and made of Inconel, a superalloy that is strong and heat-resistant.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
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
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Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The new engine, measuring a full meter in length, is constructed from a high-performance superalloy known as Inconel.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
Cobalt is employed in rechargeable batteries, as is nickel, which together with niobium is used to produce stainless steels and superalloys.
—Hugh Cameron
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Gold is abundant in the region, which also has rich deposits of rare metals such as coltan, used to make capacitors, and niobium, used to make superalloys for jet engines and hypersonic missiles.
—Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
Tantalum Top source: China Applications: Manufacturing of electronic components, capacitors, and superalloys
12.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
The surviving object was a little smaller than a soda can and made of Inconel, a superalloy that is strong and heat-resistant.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
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
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“Superalloy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superalloy. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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