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February 16, 2016
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This new material (called SAM2X5-630) is 588 times stronger than stainless steel, but is elastic and even bounces! It is a form of metallic glass made from iron, could also be used to build new types of body armour and help protect satellites from meteor strikes while in orbit.
Could this "sintering" process replace metal injection molding (MIM) on gun parts? What about replacing polymer frames? Triggers that are literally "glass smooth".
"Engineers at the University of California San Diego used a technique called spark-plasma sintering to create the new metallic glass. They did this by placing powdered iron into a graphite mold and then raising the pressure it is under to 1,000 atmospheres. They then zapped the powder with an electric current, heating it to 1166°F (630°C), causing it to bind together without ever becoming liquid. This forced the iron to form a glass-like structure rather than the highly organised cyrstalline structure seen in most metals."
May 26, 2015
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Oh man think of the applications! Give it five more years before someone finds a way to weaponize it! A blade that's sharp, flexible, impervious to rust and basically shatterproof. I couldn't find any info on weight in comparison to steel or anything but this looks like a great idea.
February 16, 2016
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We just gotta get Scotty working on his formula for Transparent Aluminum now !
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Aye, Captn. she can handle it.
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March 22, 2016
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SCORPIO said
Aye, Captn. she can handle it.
or Arnold-nator and the "Emmye-Metal_poly Alloy" that appeared in T-2....
hey, this amazing discovery is based on an article, about a bead of material, that if dropped would be gone forever.. it ain't yet a reality produced material, like in a sheet, or a bar, or a big chunk, that can be construed as "Manufacturable" in any major shape or form.
As an engineer, I see these things being "leaked" to the public, in a manner making it seem it's a viable and easily produced raw material. it is all done to gain benefactors, to contribute to the major funding required to "develop" a minuscule particle of material someone made.
My 4 generations back Grandpa, made Diamonds.. bonifide diamonds.. by subjecting carbon and heat, and explosive supercompression... and made diamonds... he was a brilliant man, an engineer, but an inventor moreso. and did what he did.
my family has always been poor.. so.... 
now I got to go finish my Flux Capacitor v2.0
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