Endy0816 451 Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) Bought a strip off eBay. Trying to figure out if it being noisier than similar strips of metal is just my imagination or not. Any help or thoughts on the subject is appreciated. Edited October 29, 2020 by Endy0816 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Cuthber 3813 Posted October 30, 2020 I listened to a strip of metal. It wasn't noisy. Would you like to rephrase your question with less emphasis on the assumption that we can read minds? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Endy0816 451 Posted October 30, 2020 7 hours ago, John Cuthber said: I listened to a strip of metal. It wasn't noisy. Would you like to rephrase your question with less emphasis on the assumption that we can read minds? Hard to describe exactly but if you hold it in your hand and give it a quick shake, noise results. Was wondering if it might have some use as a noise maker. Made a quick video. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Cuthber 3813 Posted October 31, 2020 Well... was it very expensive? Could you anneal some and find out if that makes a difference? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bufofrog 156 Posted October 31, 2020 11 hours ago, John Cuthber said: Could you anneal some and find out if that makes a difference? I assume if you tried to anneal it, that the metal would devitrify. On 10/29/2020 at 4:05 PM, Endy0816 said: Bought a strip off eBay. Trying to figure out if it being noisier than similar strips of metal is just my imagination or not. Any help or thoughts on the subject is appreciated. Is the metal still ductile or is it brittle, since there are no crystal grains? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Cuthber 3813 Posted October 31, 2020 6 hours ago, Bufofrog said: I assume if you tried to anneal it, that the metal would devitrify. That's the point. You would have two bits of metal, one "glass" and the other not, so any difference would be due to the "glass" 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bufofrog 156 Posted October 31, 2020 1 hour ago, John Cuthber said: That's the point. You would have two bits of metal, one "glass" and the other not, so any difference would be due to the "glass" Oh, of course. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Endy0816 451 Posted October 31, 2020 23 hours ago, John Cuthber said: Well... was it very expensive? Could you anneal some and find out if that makes a difference? The piece I have was twenty dollars, but could probably find it cheaper buying in bulk and use less of it. Not sure what I can achieve in the way of temperatures, but I'll give that a try for a piece. 11 hours ago, Bufofrog said: Is the metal still ductile or is it brittle, since there are no crystal grains? I'd say brittle. Really noticeable where it has been cut or is tearing. Half wondering if it can be shattered. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Fabian 136 Posted November 2, 2020 On 10/30/2020 at 7:05 AM, Endy0816 said: Bought a strip off eBay. Trying to figure out if it being noisier than similar strips of metal is just my imagination or not. Any help or thoughts on the subject is appreciated. Heat treating one and not the other to compare makes a kind of sense, however the characteristics of many "ordinary" metals vary greatly according to variations of heating and cooling. You may do better tracking down the specific characteristics of that specific metallic glass than attempting to get answers through experimentation. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Endy0816 451 Posted December 21, 2020 Kept meaning to update this... After heating a peice up with standard lighter it shattered upon attempting to get it to flex. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
