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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2014
Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas C. Hofmann, Altadena, CA (US);
Andrew Kennett, Montrose, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 18/02 (2006.01); B22D 18/04 (2006.01); B22D 18/06 (2006.01); B22D 25/06 (2006.01); B22D 30/00 (2006.01); B22D 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 18/04 (2013.01); B22D 17/04 (2013.01); B22D 18/02 (2013.01); B22D 18/06 (2013.01); B22D 25/06 (2013.01); B22D 30/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods to fabricate objects including metallic glass-based materials using low-pressure casting techniques are described. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating an object that includes a metallic glass-based material includes: introducing molten alloy into a mold cavity defined by a mold using a low enough pressure such that the molten alloy does not conform to features of the mold cavity that are smaller than 100 μm; and cooling the molten alloy such that it solidifies, the solid including a metallic glass-based material.