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Metalliding

With an electrolytic bath consisting of a hot molten fluoride, atoms of one metal can be made to diffuse deep into the surface of another. The result is a wide range of materials with new surface properties

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 221 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “Metalliding” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 221 No. 2 (), p. 38
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0869-38