Word: carboloy
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...reach higher pressures, Bridgman made "a radical change in design." To increase the strength of the vessel he made it conical on the outside and pushed it into a conical supporting sleeve; to increase the strength of the piston he made it of Carboloy, which has "a compressive strength of more than twice that of steel." This extended the pressure range to 50,000 atmospheres...