Microgravity metal processing: From undercooled liquids to bulk metallic glasses

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Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are a novel class of metal alloys that are poised for widespread commercialization. Over 30 years of NASA and ESA (as well as other space agency) funding for both ground-based and microgravity experiments has resulted in fundamental science data that have enabled commercial production. This review focuses on the history of microgravity BMG research, which includes experiments on the space shuttle, the ISS, ground-based experiments, commercial fabrication and currently funded efforts.

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Hofmann, D. C., & Roberts, S. N. (2015). Microgravity metal processing: From undercooled liquids to bulk metallic glasses. Npj Microgravity. Nature Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1038/npjmgrav.2015.3

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