Discovery of a multicomponent alloy forged by the Hiroshima atomic blast
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Re: Discovery of a multicomponent alloy forged by the Hiroshima atomic blast
#2Not the most economical manufacturing process, it has to be said.
Re: Discovery of a multicomponent alloy forged by the Hiroshima atomic blast
#3Interesting. Bring on the A-bomb foundries! Had this been discovered during the exploration phase of atomic bomb use we probably would have seen A-bomb foundry proposals.
There is a hypothesized process in this paper that sounds like a graduate thesis on its own.
Re: Discovery of a multicomponent alloy forged by the Hiroshima atomic blast
#4Not the most economical manufacturing process, it has to be said.
You can probably skip the town in the ingredient list.
Re: Discovery of a multicomponent alloy forged by the Hiroshima atomic blast
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Re: Discovery of a multicomponent alloy forged by the Hiroshima atomic blast
#6Interesting. Bring on the A-bomb foundries! Had this been discovered during the exploration phase of atomic bomb use we probably would have seen A-bomb foundry proposals. There is a hypothesized process in this paper that sounds like a graduate thesis on its own.
What, you mean, like American Machine and Foundry building nuclear reactors?
https://www.ans.org/news/article-1858/elk-river-rural-americ...
Re: Discovery of a multicomponent alloy forged by the Hiroshima atomic blast
#7Not the most economical manufacturing process, it has to be said.
The paper explains it more as an experimental process than a manufacturing process. Each granule of hiroshimaite captures a "unique" micro-environment. One could imagine an ethical version of this involving conventional explosives in a controlled environment containing a variety of metallic samples of different compositions.
Re: Discovery of a multicomponent alloy forged by the Hiroshima atomic blast
#8Interesting. Bring on the A-bomb foundries! Had this been discovered during the exploration phase of atomic bomb use we probably would have seen A-bomb foundry proposals. There is a hypothesized process in this paper that sounds like a graduate thesis on its own.
I bet a nuclear foundry can be bundled with atomic mining ala Project Plowshare. Guess we are lucky we didn't get the future the atomic age promised.
Re: Discovery of a multicomponent alloy forged by the Hiroshima atomic blast
#9Not the most economical manufacturing process, it has to be said.
There were some nuclear fracking experiments where the nukes cost in the range of a few hundred thousand dollars. It's probably cheaper than you think.
Re: Discovery of a multicomponent alloy forged by the Hiroshima atomic blast
#10Not the most economical manufacturing process, it has to be said.
It's a real blast, though.
(In all seriousness, I hope we never, ever in this lifetime cause humans to suffer like we did on that day)