What material can handle 3000 degrees?

Answer 1

There have been several schools of thought on this matter over the last few thousand years. Is there a point at which a material can be rotated too many times? This question plagued early man as he struggled to design ever more efficient wheels and yoyos. The ancient egyptians were the first to discover that certain materials can not be rotated indefinitely. Alas that knowledge was never passed on as the materials wore out from use and were ultimately discarded and forgotten. 3000 degrees however, at less than 10 full revolutions of an object, would seems to be a hurdle that most materials could overcome. I could see where there could be problems if something like a marshmallow were used in a load bearing application and rotated. This was the problem the confronted the designers of fragile marshmallow ball bearings of the early 1920's. It didn't last 2 revoltions. Replace fragile material like marshmallow with stronger materials like chocolate or Titanium. For the most part however, 3000 degrees can be handled by most materials available to the public. Hope this helps.

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Philip Gene