Metals up close
The Scanning Electron Microscope is a powerful scientific instrument that can be used to look at materials ‘up-close’ and help us understand what is going on in the material. Here, you can have a look at some of the real materials currently used in the jet-turbine engine and see how they are structured.
Click on the images below to find out more about what different metals look like up close!
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| Turbine blade Nickel Superalloy | Compressor Blade Titanium alloy | Eutectic Alloy |