Keywords: Q-Glass (9819003453).jpg The odd microstructure of this aluminum-iron-silicon mixture is seen in this image The round nodules are the q-glass not crystalline but with a well-defined chemical composition The spherical shape indicates that they grow from an initial seed The nodules use up iron and silicon in the mixture until the surrounding concentration of aluminum gets high enough to start forming aluminum crystals seen as long bright lines radiating from the nodules Color added for clarity See also http //www nist gov/mml/msed/qglass-080613 cfm www nist gov/mml/msed/qglass-080613 cfm Credit Bendersky/NIST Disclaimer Any mention of commercial products within NIST web pages is for information only; it does not imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST Use of NIST Information These World Wide Web pages are provided as a public service by the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST With the exception of material marked as copyrighted information presented on these pages is considered public information and may be distributed or copied Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested https //www flickr com/photos/usnistgov/9819003453/ Q-Glass 2013-08-02 15 58 https //www flickr com/people/63059536 N06 National Institute of Standards and Technology PD-USGov National Institute of Standards and Technology https //flickr com/photos/63059536 N06/9819003453 2016-09-07 01 50 37 United States Government Work Uncategorized 2016 November 4 |