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[DrKnow65]

Lutach, The TZP looks interesting for bearing apps' not sure it would work for my motor yet though, it has a very low thermal conductuvity so it would act like an insulator. The working temp is low enough that the heat buildup in the combustion chamber would start degrading the TZP before long. So not good for high hours, but mabey good for a high power drag motor where you intend on short service intervals. But it does have good potential for a alloy when they start mixing it with the nano tech. Other problem is it's high expantion rate, but you could machine the tollerances into the parts, it would just need to come up to temp before it's efficient (which would take some time as it is an insulator).

Ceramic-like alloys will be the stuff for this motor eventually, combined with the new "thermal diode" technology they are working on now...

I looked into tungsten carbide as a coating for the steel parts of the motor a while back, have to be careful how it's used as it's brittle (at higher temps). But very hard, and a good heat conductor.

Sapphire and sialon, I had not considered. Will look into them.