Some metals behave like liquids under stress

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]Some metals can flow like liquids under stress. We think of metals as rigid, but under the right conditions they can behave like fluids. At high stress and over time, metals undergo creep. Their atoms slowly rearrange, allowing them to flow. This is especially important in structures like jet engines or power plants. Given enough time, even solid metal can deform like a very slow liquid. [music] It's not about temperature alone. It's about time and stress. Solid, but not all fixed.

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