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Re:Detroit DIYer cooks up stronger, lighter steel, shames sc... by djcapelis on Saturday June 11, 2011 @05:39PM (#2644936)
The linked article was pretty small, so I went and tried to get a bit more information:

* http://www.bainitesteel.com/ - the company making the product

* http://www.gizmag.com/stronger-steel-in-a-flash/18882/ - a longer and better writeup

* http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/06/flash-bainite-is-strongest-... - another writeup

Looks cool! Though not sure about the flamebait title from the original article. :)

Re:Detroit DIYer cooks up stronger, lighter steel, shames sc... by pedalpete on Saturday June 11, 2011 @09:07PM (#2645343)
The gizmag article points out a great potential in marketing of this steel too. I had assumed as I read it, that the process would be more energy intensive, but it is actually less, which could mean a reduction in at least comparable cost to current steel solutions.

'Cola also says his process is also environmentally friendly as it consumes less energy per kilogram of steel processed compared to traditional methods and uses water instead of oils or molten salt.'