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If the melting point can get low enough then we're in business. Press quenching has been developed pretty well for boron steel and should be adaptable for bulk
by ganzuul 5y ago
If the melting point can get low enough then we're in business. Press quenching has been developed pretty well for boron steel and should be adaptable for bulk metallic glass in injection molding machines. This would provide an easy route to high volume production.
Surprisingly, eutectic systems are resistant to impurities. Perhaps this is why silicate sand glass became a thing in the first place.
Aluminum has a problem with oxide dross, and tin cans require high temperature for recycling. I don't know if the tin is recovered, but I do know that it isn't very plentiful.