<img src=”https://naked-science.ru/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Obrazets-s-napyleniem-i-bez.jpg” alt=”Scientists have learned which additive improves the properties of aluminum alloys”/>NUST MISIS has found that the most effective method for creating durable coatings for parts in the automotive and aerospace industries, as well as in additive manufacturing, is cold spraying. The addition of zirconium nitride provides increased hardness and wear resistance to the powder mixture based on an aluminum alloy.