Ep 21 - Breaking Steel to Make It Stronger

12/08/2025 12 min

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Episode Synopsis

It sounds counterintuitive: cracking steel on purpose. But that’s exactly what researchers did to create a new class of ultrahigh-strength, fracture-resistant steels. Learn how controlled “delamination toughening” turns weakness into superpower, and why this breakthrough could redefine structural engineering.

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