Recent progress in the area of bulk metallic glasses
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2006-03
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Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) form a new class of alloys which can be manufactured amorphously at a cooling rate of less than 100 K/s and in dimensions of several centimeters. Because of their particular characteristics, these glassy materials have great potential for deployment as structural and functional materials. The mechanical, magnetic, and thermophysical properties of this new materials group and the advantages they promise for the processing and manufacturing of components are presented. The possibilities for deploying bulk metallic glasses in medical devices and lightweight construction are also set out. In these two areas, we discuss some results as to the biocompatibility of metallic glasses and their potential use in vascular intervention, as well as the properties of light-metal-based bulk metallic glasses in connection with their potential as a construction material. We also present ideas concerning the development of corrosion-resistant Mg-based glasses, and the manufacture and processing of light-metal-based composites.
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97 (3)
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225 - 233
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Bulk metallic glasses; Mechanical properties; Magnetic properties; Biocompatibility; Light-metal-based alloys
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03661 - Löffler, Jörg F. / Löffler, Jörg F.