[TheForge] Metallic glass

[Rob Fertner]

So you leaning towards the knapping it like flint theory... :-)

Seriously though, I imagine it could be cut in some manner into a gem shape
and made into jewelry.
I know there's engineers out there dreaming of industrial uses of metallic
glass. I'm in the mood to consider more creative uses for it.


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The last article of the 3 articles infers that it might depend on the alloy
and  how hot and how fast it was cooled. 
Sounds like it might be ductile in some alloys and even annealable.
Ain't gonna do it with superquench, that's for sure.
Before that i was guessing that when one heated it to forging temperature it
would form back into a crystal structure and the amorphous glass properties
would be lost.
But i know diddle.

On Aug 18, 2014, at 4:51 PM, Rob Fertner wrote:

Interesting news about the development of metallic glass.

http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/materials/science-pure-metal-glass-021
02.html

I wonder if its forgeable or do you knap it into a knife. :-)

Rob

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