New Methods for Developing and Manufacturing Compliant Mechanisms Utilizing Bulk Metallic Glass

Compliant mechanisms rely on the elastic bending of thin members to generate motion. In the paper by Homer, et al., bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are shown to have an optimal combination of mechanical properties and processing ability, making them ideal for complex, low-cost compliant mechanisms.

The full article is available at doi:10.1002/adem.201300566