"Liquid metal" castable alloy.

Carl:

Several quantitative characteristics (yield strength, tensile elongation, Young's modulus, Vickers hardness, fracture toughness, etc.) for typical alloys are listed in the article "Amorphous Metal Alloys Form Like Thermoplastics" which appeared on pages 61 to 63 of the January 2006 issue of Advanced Materials and Processes magazine (published by ASM International for members of that technical society). That article is posted on the "Media Center" tab under the "In the News" section of the

web site. Advanced Materials and Processes is a reasonably credible source (it certainly is NOT the National Enquirer!). There is another article from another materials technical society magazine (JOM) on their site as well.

Pittsburgh Pete

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Thanks Pete, I'll check that out now.

Carl.

How do SSM (semi-solid metals) compare to amorphous alloys ?

Steve

I know little of SSM's, but "Liquid metals" and in this context, amorphous alloys are able to cool under relatively normal conditions without forming a crystalline structure and so inherit many benefits without specialist processing techniques.

The blurb likens it to injection moulded plastic with better than titanium alloy performance.

..but my knowledge of these materials is just beginning.