A method and apparatus are invented for producing an amorphous metal, which can
readily realize amorphous metal fine particles of sub-micron order to 100 micron
order including fine particles of several micrometer of a material from which an
amorphous metal cannot be realized by conventional amorphous metal producing method
and apparatus, with a high yield and an excellent extraction rate. A molten metal
(1) is supplied into a liquid coolant (4), boiling due to spontaneous-bubble
nucleation is generated, the molten metal (1) is rapidly cooled while forming
fine particles thereof by utilizing a pressure wave generated by this boiling,
thereby obtaining an amorphous metal. This production method is realized by apparatus
comprising: material supplying means (3); a cooling section (2) which
brings in the coolant (4) whose quantity is small and sufficient for cooling
and solidifying the supplied molten metal (1), and rapidly cools the molten
metal (1) while forming fine particles thereof by utilizing a pressure wave
generated by boiling due to spontaneous-bubble nucleation, thereby obtaining amorphous
fine particles; and recovery means (5) for recovering amorphous metal fine
particles from the coolant (4).