Transparent Aluminium
Transparent Aluminium
theconstructor.org What is Transparent Aluminium? - The Constructor
Transparent aluminum is an optically transparent aluminum which is a crystalline substance made of aluminate powder alloys.
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I had no idea this actually existed! Cool!
Here’s a more novice-friendly link: https://hackaday.com/2018/04/03/whats-the-deal-with-transparent-aluminum/
Thanks for that. Really cool stuff.
"Aluminum oxynitride ceramics have been around since the 1980s, so it’s not new stuff by any means."
Says it costs 5X the price of standard bulletproof glass, but that it's far stronger, and IR-transparent. Cool material.
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