METALLIC GLASS CABLE PROVIDES TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH

The characteristics of cables made of metallic glass are described. Metallic glass wires have a tensile strength of nearly 600,000 pounds per square inch and when immersed in water can remain strong, tough and corrosion resistant. At one-fourth the cost of competitive materials, metallic glasses are the single most promising type of material for new mooring cables. They also offer great promise as a material for tow cables, which normally are subject to corrosion.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article
• Authors:
  • Malloy, E C
• Publication Date: 1989-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 1 p.
• Serial:
  • Sea Technology
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: No.2
  • Publisher: Compass Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0093-3651
  • Serial URL: http://www.sea-technology.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cables; Materials
• Old TRIS Terms: Metallic glass
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00657342
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM