ArtMetal

Dabbler.Congratulations on one fine question. I mean it you have my applause. Edison discovered a couple of hundred things that didn't make light bulbs, and we're all better off because he wanted to know. Many of the people that offer this material for sale refer to it as an alloy. People were making this alloy before the 1980's when the Chinese came along with nano-tech. The tech may have changed, I suspect the the tech has changed a couple of times. If you could obtain a small bit of this material you could set it as if it were a stone. You could explore bi-metal casting or casting in place as ways to hold your object. The material is probably brittle. So is the nacre on a pearl. so are opals, shell cameos, and emeralds for that matter. You'll have to consider that in your design. Thank you, I had fun learning, too. Brad