U Va Scientists Discover Amorphous Steel, 3 x stronger than conventional steel & non-magnetic

University of Virginia ^ | 02 July 2004 | News Office staff

[PatrickHenry]

Not my usual kind of thread, but this is darned interesting. Especially as it comes from Thomas Jefferson's University of Virginia, and this is the 4th of July weekend. Any similarities to "Reardon Metal" are coincidental. I had to shorten the title a bit to make it fit.

[PatrickHenry]

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[solitas]

A sister thread to this one: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1160466/posts.

[solitas]

I know they make 'em out of aluminum, BUT: it looks like the steel ought to be useful here:

[Gorzaloon]

Check Liquidmetal's site. Not a lot of applications, yet, mostly golf club heads. I was sent a PR Sample of their Liquidmetal...Amazing molding fidelity, almost like an injection molded plastic. The presence of beryllium and nickel in some of their alloys at present precludes their use in biomed.

[PatrickHenry]

You're right. I searched, but didn't find the other. I wouldn't have posted this if it had turned up.

Moderator: You can lock this thread as a duplicate if you think that's appropriate.

[longshadow]

Any similarities to "Reardon Metal" are coincidental.

Good allusion.

;-)

[spunkets]

Not new. Google "metglass" and the commercial "Metglas" for more info. I doubt this will ever be less brittle, because that property is inherent with the extreme "disslocation" density that gives this material it's strength and magnetic properties to begin with.

[stboz]

$64 question: "Does it keep it's properties with time?"

[mcg1969]

I'm just waiting for them to discover transparent aluminum.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[Rose in RoseBear]

Pingpingping!

[Jackknife]

Definitely sounds like Reardon metal ! Great story !
(now let's hope the damn Chi-Coms don't find out how to do this!)

[em2vn]

Only if it doesn't violate the prime directive. Spock out.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[VadeRetro]

It's been a while since I read A.S. but I recall thinking at the time that Reardon Metal sounded a lot like titanium.

[hoot2]

"I doubt this will ever be less brittle, because that property is inherent with the extreme "disslocation" density that gives this material it's strength and magnetic properties to begin with. "

brittle...thats the stopper.

[Fedora]

It's adamantium! :)

[fso301]

brittle...thats the stopper

Cast iron is also brittle.

[hoot2]

"I'm just waiting for them to discover transparent aluminum. "

they have...

>

its called "saran wrap"