DECORATIVE SHAPE-CAST ARTICLES MADE FROM SILICON EUTECTIC ALLOYS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

摘要

The present application discloses decorative shape-cast articles including a silicon eutectic alloy. A decorative shape-cast article may have a body having at least one intended viewing surface. The body of the decorative shape-cast article includes at least one silicon eutectic alloy. The silicon eutectic alloy may include a eutectic aggregation of silicon and disilicides of a formula MSi2, wherein M is a metallic element. The at least one intended viewing surface of the decorative shape-cast article comprises at least some of the silicon eutectic alloy. Examples of such decorative shape-cast articles include jewelry, tiles, facades, cases, plates, buttons, knobs, handles, faucets, and sconces, among others.