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SIR GEORGE BEILBY'S work on the generation of amorphous metal as the result of “flow” during plastic straining or surface polishing of metals is so well known and appreciated that a contribution from him to the discussion of “season cracking” is very welcome. At the general discussion on this subject the fullest reference to his work in first indicating the existence of metal in an amorphous condition was made. Sir George Beilby's letter, however, appears to be based mainly upon the brief article in NATURE of April 14 rather than on the full discussion of the subject, of which that article could not give more than a very brief account from one particular point of view. No doubt for that reason Sir George Beilby has apparently missed some of the main points of the discussion, and has made a suggestion with regard to “season cracking” which is not easily reconciled with the known facts.
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The Internal Physics of Metals. Nature 107, 265 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/107265b0
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