Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

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A zirconium-based metallic glass can adhere more closely to a glass (e.g., silicate) mold than would a platinum-based metallic glass. When the Zr-based metallic glass (e.g. the LM105 metallic glass) is used, a normal oxidized color is blue on the surface. “

not only is lqmt better suited to have mold textures replicated on its surface but it also oxidizes at the same time.
-net shape molding
-textured
-oxidized
3 process in 1 step

[0046] As shown in FIG. 3, a glass mold includes an upper-half mold 310A and a lower-half mold 310B. A metallic glass sheet 312 is placed between the upper-half mold 310A and lower half-mold 310B to form an article 302, which conforms to the shape of the glass mold. The glass mold has a desired surface texture 304 on its inner surface 308. The article 302 after thermoplastic forming has a surface texture 306 which replicates the surface texture of the glass mold. The surface texture 306 is illustrated in the corresponding exploded view.