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Glassy Amorphous Steel

Using the rare metal yttrium, researches at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created an alloy based on iron ore that is more like glass than steel. It is extremely strong and light and, like glass, it resembles a liquid more than a solid.

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Posted on: Thursday, June 24th 2004

Category: Science(16)