Explore: Amorphous Metals

structure. Most metals are crystalline in their solid state, which means they have a highly ordered arrangement of atoms. Amorphous metals are non-crystalline

synonymously with amorphous solid; however, these terms refer specifically to amorphous materials that undergo a glass transition. Examples of amorphous solids include

program into amorphous metals carried out at Caltech. It was the first of a series of experimental alloys that could achieve an amorphous structure at

An amorphous metal transformer (AMT) is a type of energy efficient transformer found on electric grids. The magnetic core of this transformer is made

Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid. Because it is often transparent and chemically inert, glass has found widespread practical, technological

an amorphous or glassy metal) is a solid metallic material, usually an alloy, with a disordered atomic-scale structure. Most pure and alloyed metals, in

geometries. Currently, twenty-one phases (including both crystalline and amorphous ices) have been observed. In modern history, phases have been discovered

important commercial applications of melt-spun metals include high-efficiency transformers (Amorphous metal transformer), sensory devices, telecommunications

surfaces, though some solid metals are resistant to attack by the common liquid metals. For example gallium is corrosive to all metals except tungsten and tantalum

strips are not bound together but free to oscillate mechanically. Amorphous metals are used in such systems due to their good magnetoelastic coupling