[NewCandle] Palladium based bulk metallic glass

[Keith Nagel]

Hey Horace,

Don't know about the physical properties of these alloys;
more literature research would need to be done and at
the moment I'm unable to do so ( a little jawboning is
in order back in NYC for that to happen again ).

I think this BMG is a real strong contender for LENR research.

http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=19463461

Formula
	Pd40 Ni40 P20

Easy to form in bulk and contains nickel as well as palladium.
Has phosphorus been reported as a poison or promotor for LENR type reactions
by any other researchers?

Only ref to phosphorous I could find on Jed's site was this paper,
http://www.lenr-canr.org/acrobat/ChiceaDonneweleme.pdf

As regards you comment on light water LENR reactions;
there's a plethora of literature out there with that claim.
I agree, it would be a big plus to avoid using deuterium, but
all the light water claims so far haven't triggered any massive research
movements...

K.

-----Original Message-----
From: newcandle-bounces at ipdiscover.com
[mailto:newcandle-bounces at ipdiscover.com]On Behalf Of Horace Heffner
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 3:24 PM
To: New energy for the new world.
Subject: Re: [NewCandle] Palladium based bulk metallic glass



On Dec 30, 2008, at 8:28 AM, Keith Nagel wrote:

> Hi Horace,
>
> Boy, I must have been drinking too much eggnog. I see there
> is no oxygen at all in these new compositions, so they are pure
> metals as you were trying to point out to me. Sorry for
> the confusion.
>
> For what it is worth, I think one could obtain the dendritic
> structure just by heat treating a glassy alloy. The
> result would be a two phased alloy, with one phase being
> the dendrite and the other being the bulk matrix. Interestingly
> enough, one of the first glassy alloys was made with 77.5% palladium,
> 6% copper, and 16.5% silicon in '69. An improved material
> capable of being made in bulk was developed in the 80's,
> composed of 55% palladium, 22.5% lead, and 22.5% antimony.
> There's your base alloy for LENR type experiments.
>
> K.

Interesting alloy, but does it have the extreme properties of the
materials in the patent?  Such an alloy might be useful to rule out
excess heat from heavy LENR, as opposed to hydrogen fusion.  OTOH,
any alloy mostly composed of elements lighter than Fe, especially Li,
Be, Mg, Al, or Ti, might be useful for demonstrating heavy LENR
excess heat, even with only protium.  There are numerous proton
fusion reactions with isotopes all the way out to Ni that produce
excess heat, and some don't require a weak force reaction.  It might
be useful to examine all the possible reactions.  It sure would be
great to obtain a strong excess heat signal or clear transmutations
without having to use deuterium.  I expect that might open up a huge
phase of amateur experimentation.

Best regards,

Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/





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