MEXICO CITY - A group of specialists from the Center for Research in Advanced Materials (Cimav) in Mexico have developed nanostructured coatings capable of withstanding temperatures exceeding 1000 °C, which are used in aviation turbine components.
Dr. Ana Maria Arizmendi Morquecho, leader of the project, explained that through the development of coatings the team is looking to solve one of the most common problems in the aviation industry, which is the microstructural degradation of superalloys that integrate turbines due to the high temperatures reached by the devices.