Metglas® Inc., located in Conway, SC - USA, is a world leading producer of Amorphous Metal Ribbon. Since our company began in the 1970’s, Metglas, Inc. pioneered the development and production of amorphous metal, a unique alloy that exhibits a structure in which the metal atoms occur in a random pattern. The key to Metglas Inc.’s proprietary manufacturing process is the rapid-solidification of molten alloy at a rate of approximately one million degrees Celsius per second.
Metglas Amorphous Metals have a unique non-crystalline structure and possess excellent physical and magnetic properties that combine strength and hardness with flexibility and toughness. Metglas and Metglas products help companies around the globe reduce operating costs, strengthen energy conservation efforts and increase application efficiency. Our amorphous alloys, Metglas® 2605SA1 and 2605HB1M, can significantly reduce the losses that occur in transformers in comparison with Grain Oriented Electrical Steel (GOES) due to superior soft magnetic characteristics (amorphous structure and thin), which contribute greatly to energy conservation and reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
Metglas® amorphous alloys are earth-friendly, high technology materials for distribution transformers that can reduce no-load loss (standby electricity) in distribution transformers to about one-third the level compared to those using grain-oriented electrical steel. Worldwide use of amorphous metal-based transformers, therefore, will help us reduce fossil-fuel dependency and create a cleaner environment with higher air quality.
New domain refined ultra-low core loss amorphous electrical steel product developed for use in the next generation of high efficiency distribution transformers. Reduction of core losses between 20-40% over standard amorphous metal is achieved by mechanically scribing the surface of Metglas HB1M alloy laminations.
HB1M-LL allows OEM transformer manufacturers to address a wider range of Total Ownership opportunities thus allowing more electrical utilities to experience the economic benefits of Metglas amorphous metal transformers.
Our Amorphous Transformer cores are manufactured from low loss Metglas®2605HB1M transformer core alloy. This low loss, high permeability alloy has excellent performance for Single and Three phase commercial, industrial and distribution transformer applications. Metglas cores are installed using industry standard transformer assembly techniques.
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