Program Manager: William S. Coblenz, Ph.D.
 The Structural Amorphous Metals program continues the development of a new class of bulk metallic alloys that exhibit unique combinations of mechanical properties. Unlike conventional metals, structural amorphous metals are bulk metallic materials whose microstructures are non-crystalline, amorphous, or "glassy" in the solid state. Also, included in this classification are metallic materials whose crystalline microstructures are formed from an amorphous state or are synthesized/derived from an amorphous condition and exhibit combinations of crystalline and amorphous features.
Specific demonstrations will explore enabling fabrication technologies to produce components. The testbed components exploit unique attributes of amorphous materials and their expanded processing windows to produce prototypical but functional capability. Bulk amorphous metallic materials or amorphous-derived material systems will achieve combinations of mechanical properties that provide revolutionary improvements compared to those of comparable conventional alloys. Amorphous-composite hybrid materials that have the stiffness of beryllium and twice the strength will be demonstrated in space applications. Bulk amorphous alloys that have strength, fatigue, and corrosion properties better than titanium will be demonstrated in turbine applications.
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