This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article needs attention from an expert in Engineering. The specific problem is: It's a list of examples, but there's no definition or explanation of why this topic is important. WikiProject Engineering may be able to help recruit an expert. (January 2016) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Exotic material" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Exotic material" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Exotic Materials are metals that have high strength and hardness. It does not mean any metal that is rare, but rather strong in its characteristics. Exotic Materials are used for high performance tasks.

Exotic Materials can include plastics, superalloys, semiconductors, superconductors, and ceramics.^[1]

Examples of metals and alloys that can be exotic:

• Chromium
• Cobalt
• Hastelloy
• Inconel
• Mercury (element) (aka quicksilver, hydrargyrum)
• Molybdenum
• Monel
• Platinum
• Tantalum
• Stainless Steel
• Titanium
• Tungsten or Wolframite
• Waspaloy

Materials with high alloy content, known as super alloys or exotic alloys, offer enhanced performance properties including excellent strength and durability, and resistance to oxidation, corrosion and deforming at high temperatures or under extreme pressure. Because of these properties, super alloys make the best spring materials for demanding working conditions, which can be encountered across various industry sectors, including the automotive, marine and aerospace sectors as well as oil and gas extraction, thermal processing, petrochemical processing and power generation.

• Exotic matter