A Pinch of Titanium That Tames the Heat

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this episode, Elena and Marcus unpack "The dispersed distribution of (Ni, Co)2Si and dual-scale G phases in Cu-Ni-Co-Si alloy by addition of titanium", published as a Materials Characterization 2026 paper. Two alloys compared: Cu-1.0Ni-1.0Co-0.5Si with 0 and 0.1 wt% Ti, identically processed (vacuum melting, homogenization 900°C/6h, hot rolling 60%, solution 950°C/2h, cold rolling 90%, aging 400–500°C for 15–420 min). Part of a series covering all 575 of Prof. Volinsky's publications, one episode at a time. Paper DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2026.116850. Note: voices in this episode are AI-generated: Elena and Marcus.