– How do jet engine turbine blades not melt?

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Jet engines work at a higher temperature that the melting point of Titanium Superalloy so how do they not melt?

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As others have said, the high pressure turbine blades have air passing through them, and they are usually made of Inconel, a nickel based alloy.

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