Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

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thanks games lugee/maze are busy making ‘low cost’ ‘industrial grade’ bmg for ‘industrial production’
its all about ‘low cost’ bmg made with ‘industrial-grade materials’ versus higher cost 105 made with ‘high pure materials’

'low cost' high volume ‘industrial-grade materials’ = whale orders
high cost low volume ‘high pure materials’ = small niche applications

Abstract: In this work, the fatigue behavior of a low-cost

90 percent of all service failures associated with mechanical causes is fatigue

Hence, it is significant to clarify and understand the fatigue behavior of low-cost BMGs prepared with industrial-grade materials.

low-cost raw materials will promote industrial production and applications for BMGs.

developed low-cost BMGs fabricated with industrial-grade raw materials

we designed and fabricated a low-cost Zr58Cu15.46Ni12.74Al10.34Nb2.76Y0.5 (at %) BMG with industrial-grade sponge Zirconium (Zr) and minor Yttrium (Y) addition characterizing remarkable amorphous forming ability and low-cost

BMG prepared by industrial-grade material,

5. Conclusions
In this study, the fatigue behavior of a low-cost Zr58Cu15.46Ni12.74Al10.34Nb2.76Y0.5 (at%) BMG fabricated by industrial-grade Zr raw material
The fatigue endurance limit (~168 MPa) in stress amplitude and fatigue ratio (~0.13) of this BMG are comparable to the similar BMG (Vitreloy 105) prepared by high pure raw materials.