DH3 Glass (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

DH3 Glass

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The two-phase structure of DH3, a metallic glass alloy of five different metals. When the space between the dendritic branches are properly spaced, they can stop cracks before they propagate.

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William Johnson, Caltech; Robert Ritchie, Berkeley Lab

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