New coating? Titanium-3
Im assuming you guys would be all over this already but just in case you aren't... this just popped up on my facebook feed (in a blacksmithing group no less!), what do you guys think? http://futurism.com/physicists-combine-gold-with-titanium-and-quadruple-its-strength/ . Im going to go out on a limb here and say that billet at the top of the article is not really titanium-3 so it may be while before we even get a usable amount but it seems interesting none the less.
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Pure Au plated magnets, as they are, are dirt cheap compared to TiN... It's not so much the material itself rather than the process and tolerances of it, methinks.
Unless copious amounts of Au need to be destroyed to manufacture Ti3Au... :s
@Kuroro86 that link isn't working for me >~<
Titanium, being even cheaper than gold, shouldn't be that messy with cost. Diluting out a layer of Au to 75% on a magnet should in theory be even less expensive as far as materials go than Au coated magnets are now, removing the processing difficulties.
Go look up sites like K&J Magnetcs, Gauss Boys, etc. I've seen a few 24 carat Au plated n52 in assorted shapes and sizes for less than 50 cents.
there is one more advantage with Ti3Au that this material itself can be magnetised so being a magnetic material it will also protect the neodymium magnet from loosing its properties
Price per gram is roughly 9,500 times higher compared to medical grade titanium alone, not including the cost of creating the beta matrix. That being said, it is interesting. I think it was DirectorX who was looking at bone reinforcement for combat use, reinforcing the bones in the hands and forearms/shins with this could go a long way towards making someone more dangerous while unarmed.