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    Forces for change 967 cin response to market forces alone; it took long-term curiosity-driven research to carry the point that they became commercially attractive. Polyethylene was discovered by chemists the effect of pressure on chemical reactions, not by the sales or marketing departments of tional corporations. History is dotted with examples of materials and processes which have ped from the inquisitiveness of individuals. ‘new ideas are churning in the minds of the materials scientists of today? There are many, ady on the verge of commercialization, others for which the potential is not yet clear, at least, will provide opportunites for innovation; the best may create new marke. lithic ceramics, now produced in commercial quantities, offer high hardness, chemical , wear resistance and resistance to extreme temperatures. Their use as substrates for micro established; their use in wear-resistant applications is growing, and their use in heat engines explored, The emphasis in the development of composite materials is shifting towards those can support loads at higher temperatures, Metal-matrix composites (example: the aluminium ng particles or fibres of silcon-carbide of Section 14.7) and intermetallic-matrix compos- sium-aluminide or molybdenum-disilicide containing silicon-carbide, for instance) can do potentially, an ceramic-matrix composites (alumina with silicon carbide fibres) though the brittleness of these materials requires new design techniques. Metallic foams, up to 90% than the parent metal, promise light, tiff sandwich structures competing with composites. mber of new techniques of surface engineering allows the alloying, coating or heat treating n surface layer of a component, modifying its properties to enhance its performance. They laser hardening, coatings of well-adhering polymers and ceramics, ion implantation, and

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