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Thermoplastic Wire Drawing from Bulk Metallic Glass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2011

Sven Bossuyt
Affiliation:
Dept. Engineering Design and Production, Aalto University School of Science and Technology, FI-02015 Espoo, Finland
Erno Soinila
Affiliation:
Dept. Engineering Design and Production, Aalto University School of Science and Technology, FI-02015 Espoo, Finland
Henri Penttinen
Affiliation:
Dept. Signal Processing and Acoustics, Aalto University School of Science and Technology, FI-02015 Espoo, Finland
Ville Pulkki
Affiliation:
Dept. Signal Processing and Acoustics, Aalto University School of Science and Technology, FI-02015 Espoo, Finland
Hannu Hänninen
Affiliation:
Dept. Engineering Design and Production, Aalto University School of Science and Technology, FI-02015 Espoo, Finland
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Abstract

The low loss coefficient and high elastic energy storage of amorphous metals may provide novel opportunities in the design of stringed musical instruments. To produce prototypes for metallic glass music wire, bulk metallic glass pre-forms were reheated into the supercooled liquid region and stretched into wires. Investigations of these wires’ geometrical, mechanical, and physical properties are reported. The process is relatively simple and could be practical for producing continuous wire. A theoretical analysis shows the importance of the interaction between heating power input, radiative and convective cooling, and area reduction in determining the wire’s final properties.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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