Magnetically shapeable alloy?
Conundrum, Sat Aug 19 2006, 08:20PMHi all.
Remember that alloy which melts in hot water? (Bi3InSn2Pb) ?
I had a thought. Is it feasible to introduce a very small percentage of iron or nickel into the alloy to make it formable using a magnetic field?
On cooling it would then retain its shape :)
This would be incredibly useful for a number of projects including custom optical mounts, as well as any project requiring rapid prototyping..
-A
Re: Magnetically shapeable alloy?
Electroholic, Sat Aug 19 2006, 08:50PM
how about polymorph?
Electroholic, Sat Aug 19 2006, 08:50PM
how about polymorph?
Re: Magnetically shapeable alloy?
Conundrum, Sat Aug 19 2006, 08:59PM
Hmm. The viscosity would be a bit high but it might work.
I already tried mixing some with strontium aluminate and melting it with a heat gun- might be worth someone testing this with iron powder.
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Conundrum, Sat Aug 19 2006, 08:59PM
Hmm. The viscosity would be a bit high but it might work.
I already tried mixing some with strontium aluminate and melting it with a heat gun- might be worth someone testing this with iron powder.
-A
Re: Magnetically shapeable alloy?
Steve Conner, Sun Aug 20 2006, 01:02PM
Why don't you try it, since you said you have some of the stuff.
Steve Conner, Sun Aug 20 2006, 01:02PM
Why don't you try it, since you said you have some of the stuff.
Re: Magnetically shapeable alloy?
thermite, Mon Feb 18 2008, 12:49AM
Why did you use Sr-aluminate ? how did you make it? whats its MP ? and where did you get Sr ?
thermite, Mon Feb 18 2008, 12:49AM
Conundrum wrote ...
Hmm. The viscosity would be a bit high but it might work.
I already tried mixing some with strontium aluminate and melting it with a heat gun- might be worth someone testing this with iron powder.
-A
Hmm. The viscosity would be a bit high but it might work.
I already tried mixing some with strontium aluminate and melting it with a heat gun- might be worth someone testing this with iron powder.
-A
Why did you use Sr-aluminate ? how did you make it? whats its MP ? and where did you get Sr ?
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