This paper reports the results of the designing, manufacturing and characterization of a jewel obtained by means of coupling the dogmas of industrial design to the analytical engineering approach. The key role in the design of the jewel was played by an in-house synthesized Neodymium (Nd)-doped phosphate glass, selected due to its easy handling and capability to change color according to the incident light wavelength. The glass core was covered by a metal alloy to mitigate its relatively high fragility and sensitivity to thermal shock and, at the same time, to highlight and preserve its beauty. The selection of the proper metal alloy, having thermo-mechanical properties compatible with those exhibited by the glass, was carried out by means of Ashby’s maps, a powerful tool commonly adopted in the field of industrial design.

Design and Manufacturing of a Nd-Doped Phosphate Glass-Based Jewel / Pugliese, Diego; Gobber, Federico Simone; Forno, Ilaria; Milanese, Daniel; Actis Grande, Marco. - In: MATERIALS. - ISSN 1996-1944. - 13:10(2020), p. 2321. [10.3390/ma13102321]

Design and Manufacturing of a Nd-Doped Phosphate Glass-Based Jewel

Pugliese, Diego;
2020

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This paper reports the results of the designing, manufacturing and characterization of a jewel obtained by means of coupling the dogmas of industrial design to the analytical engineering approach. The key role in the design of the jewel was played by an in-house synthesized Neodymium (Nd)-doped phosphate glass, selected due to its easy handling and capability to change color according to the incident light wavelength. The glass core was covered by a metal alloy to mitigate its relatively high fragility and sensitivity to thermal shock and, at the same time, to highlight and preserve its beauty. The selection of the proper metal alloy, having thermo-mechanical properties compatible with those exhibited by the glass, was carried out by means of Ashby’s maps, a powerful tool commonly adopted in the field of industrial design.
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