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Machinability of "LiquidMetal"?

Machinability of "LiquidMetal"?

Machinability of "LiquidMetal"?

(OP)
I am looking in to using "LiquidMetal" (ref http://www.liquidmetal.com/) for use in a medical product. I need to hear from someone who has tried working with the stuff. Can it be drawn into tubing? Is it machinable? Grinding? etc.

Thanks,
MattSac

RE: Machinability of "LiquidMetal"?

I have seen devcon used which I think is about the same thing.  If so it machines easy than the metal since it is a plastic compound.  Don't trust it for strength but use it only as a filler for cosmetic reasons.  The two part mix is better than the tube version.

RE: Machinability of "LiquidMetal"?

(OP)
Thanks Flexmaster. The "LiquidMetal" I'm talking about is some new-fangled, high strength amorphous metal alloy, not the epoxy of which you speak (I thought the same thing when I first heard about it!)

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