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I'm not a particularly avid fan of UAP conspiracy stuff, but it came to my attention that well before NASA or any knife makers, or the old "memory metal" novelty paperclips were made that SM-100 - which can only be made in an argon vacuum induction type pressurized furnace.
NASA claims it's corrosion PROOF and that there was no equipment they possessed that was able to crush a ball bearing made from it.
Does anyone else have info on this? Considering the first samples differed from the Nitinol 60 samples made from sintered materials a few years later, I'm intrigued why we couldn't reproduce the original material without workarounds.
I have a Stinger by Ferrum Forge in SM-100, it's the batch made by Summit Materials and it behaves oddly. It's in a completely humidity and temperature controlled environment that is protected by 3 layers of ambient control - in a temp:humidity controlled room, in a temp /humidity controlled safe, in a separate inner safe with dessicant. Some days it flicks open like butter and other days is slow /barely flicks
Anyone else notice weirdness with this metal?
All said, not suggesting that it's some alien or magic, just curious if anyone else has any similar experience or info to add. There's some stuff that's still classified about the original material, but I don't think that means anything.
Definitely not recommending people pay the ridiculous price people ask for a knife made from this stuff but would like to hear any anecdotes or new info.
NASA claims it's corrosion PROOF and that there was no equipment they possessed that was able to crush a ball bearing made from it.
Does anyone else have info on this? Considering the first samples differed from the Nitinol 60 samples made from sintered materials a few years later, I'm intrigued why we couldn't reproduce the original material without workarounds.
I have a Stinger by Ferrum Forge in SM-100, it's the batch made by Summit Materials and it behaves oddly. It's in a completely humidity and temperature controlled environment that is protected by 3 layers of ambient control - in a temp:humidity controlled room, in a temp /humidity controlled safe, in a separate inner safe with dessicant. Some days it flicks open like butter and other days is slow /barely flicks
Anyone else notice weirdness with this metal?
All said, not suggesting that it's some alien or magic, just curious if anyone else has any similar experience or info to add. There's some stuff that's still classified about the original material, but I don't think that means anything.
Definitely not recommending people pay the ridiculous price people ask for a knife made from this stuff but would like to hear any anecdotes or new info.
