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Metal shell technologyMetallic shells are fabricated for a size range from several millimeters down to less than 500 microns in diameter. The technology, developed at JPL, is based on the hollow-jet instability for the large-shell formation, and in addition, on the Bernoulli's force for the microbubble generation. Various materials were processed into hollow spheres, such as AL1100, tin, lead, and a metallic glass-forming alloy, AuPbSb. They exhibited a range of contrasting solidification behaviors and surface characteristics. Some of their potential applications will be explored in this paper.
Document ID
19840033061
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Lee, M. C.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1983
Publication Information
Publication: SAMPE Journal
Volume: 19
ISSN: 0091-1062
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Accession Number
84A15848
Distribution Limits
Public
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