References & Prior Art

Citations supporting Metallic Sciences research across electromagnetic forming, non-equilibrium alloy design, crystal growth, and foundry engineering. Entries are categorized by topic and annotated with relevance to current division programmes. [CONFIRMED] = experimentally verified and peer-reviewed. [INTERNAL] = restricted Laks research not externally available.

BIBLIOGRAPHY BY TOPIC

Electromagnetic Forming & High-Velocity Processing

1. [1] Daehn, G.S. "High-Velocity Metal Forming: The Lorentz Force Method." ASM Handbook, Vol 14B, pp. 405-418 (2006). Foundational reference for IF-1 electromagnetic compaction physics. Establishes Lorentz force scaling with field strength and workpiece conductivity.
2. [2] Raj, R., et al. "Flash Sintering of Ceramic and Metallic Materials." Scripta Materialia, 65(5), pp. 422-425 (2011). Demonstrates millisecond-timescale densification under electric field — the thermal profile underlying C-Forge rapid consolidation.

Amorphous & Non-Equilibrium Alloys

3. [3] Johnson, W.L. "Bulk Metallic Glasses: At the Cutting Edge of Metals Research." MRS Bulletin, 24(10), pp. 42-56 (1999). Survey of amorphous metal formation via rapid quenching — directly relevant to C-Forge cooling rate requirements (>10⁶ K/s).
4. [4] Yeh, J.W., et al. "Nanostructured High-Entropy Alloys with Multiple Principal Elements." Advanced Engineering Materials, 6(5), pp. 299-303 (2004). Establishes equimolar multi-principal-element lattice design for crack-resistant materials. Basis for Alloy Library high-entropy compositions.

Crystal Growth & Deposition

5. [5] Czochralski, J. "Ein neues Verfahren zur Messung der Kristallisationsgeschwindigkeit der Metalle." Zeitschrift für physikalische Chemie, 92, pp. 219-221 (1918). Melt-pull single-crystal growth — the Transparent Works uses Czochralski for sapphire and YAG boule production.
6. [6] Bridgman, P.W. "Certain Physical Properties of Single Crystals of Tungsten, Antimony, Bismuth." Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 60(6), pp. 305-383 (1925). Directional solidification for single-crystal superalloy turbine components — applied in SX-alloy production for Lorentz Aerospace.
7. [7] Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) — epitaxial diamond and graphene growth from methane plasma at substrate temperatures of 800–1000°C. C-Forge diamond substrate production for Phase Flash DLC condensers and Aetheric Sciences photonic wafers.

Internal Research

8. [INTERNAL] "Gradient Microstructure Engineering via Localised Thermal Shock." Laks Internal Research Review (Restricted).

FURTHER READING

9. Zhang, L.M., Petrov, A.V., Kumar, S.R. "Integration of Advanced Metallurgical Processing with Polymer Matrix Systems for Enhanced Hybrid Composite Fabrication." Materials Science and Engineering: A, vol. 847 (2022).