A pinch of magnesium, a thousand megapascals

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 "Enhanced strength and thermal stability of Cu–Ni–Co–Si alloys via Mg-modified coherent nanoprecipitates", published as a Journal of Materials Research and Technology 2026 paper. 0.1 wt% Mg addition raises peak-aged tensile strength of Cu–1.35Ni–1.35Co–0.65Si from 816.8 MPa to 949.8 MPa while keeping electrical conductivity at 38.3% IACS. Part of a series covering all 575 of Prof. Volinsky's publications, one episode at a time. Paper DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2026.06.043. Note: voices in this episode are AI-generated: Elena and Marcus.