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TRANSPARENT ALUMINUM!? Without a periodic crystal structure, it is likely to transmit light (see glass's transparency due to its amorphousness)
by xeonmc 3y ago
TRANSPARENT ALUMINUM!?
Without a periodic crystal structure, it is likely to transmit light (see glass's transparency due to its amorphousness)
- BlueTemplar 3y agoAluminum Oxide (aka Sapphire, Ruby) and ALON are already transparent despite being crystals. Being extremely hard and resistant they are used in applications like watch crystals, windows in grocery-store barcode scanners and armored car windows.