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Apple company's many product lines, but the real cause of all persons concerned, strictly speaking only the iPhone. Last year iPhone 5S ago, analyst or professional user guessing the Apple case material would be diverted to "liquid metal". But finally let everyone down, and later said to use iPhone 6, but occurred without official confirmation, saying: "because the yield problem can't overcome." Apparently people really look forward on liquid metal, is this kind of material? It really just Apple's patent? Actually, due to Liquidmetal of high hardness, and high strength weight than, and anti-corrosion, and high wear, and superconducting hot, and high elastic and can recycling of characteristics, plus super strong plastic sex, itself is metal, is has non-metallic of characteristics, and height stability, not appeared thermal expansion and contraction, can making surplus high precision of equipment, now, also made has most top of thermal cream and thermal posted tablets, also application to phone, and flat, even is watches above, and now more found it can programmed control deformation, To have greater potential in the future. Smartphones now grow thin, short, to improve their body rigid and lighter, liquid metal is a good choice.
Liquidmetal's official Web site, which has introduced some material of comparative data as well as industry practice
The liquid metal, from academic research to technology transfer success stories
Liquidmetal, is formed by Liquid metal, in Chinese it is called liquid metal. California Institute of technology research team Vitreloy, developed trade name amorphous metal alloy, it is called Liquidmetal. At present a lot of commercial products is a researcher in the laboratory of continuous improvement, test before push to the line. To master these techniques, basic science research is usually required. Professional research work, or is it just there way. But research to be able to sell is the most important, this research institutions in Europe and America, is the ultimate goal. (Unlike the Taiwan academic open secret: research is not finally closed, results can, or come up with a bunch of no way patents for technology transfer. ) Research is expensive, and cannot be commercialized is not a desirable outcome. Study on liquid metal, is the one from the academic results. United States engineering school in the top five: California Institute of technology, is the development of liquid metal cradle. Initial research objectives, namely the development of a completely solid metal alloy processing. And can be applied in various areas, metal, after all, is a widely used material. Last goal, reaching commercial basis, with more than 50 patents. Liquidmetal this company was set up and began commercial operation, and in the United States to LQMT code emerging deal.
The liquid metal, make commercial use of the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad, iPad2 iPad 3 Micro USIM card casing exits, can be found in the original offer made of liquid metal check card PIN
Characteristics of liquid metal
Liquid metal with "liquid" in two words, I wonder if that is the terminator inside that metal? High plasticity, closer to the physical characteristics of the liquid to achieve "resilient" got? If you have this unrealistic imagination, can only say that to let you down. Already have suggested that we "process" means the company's purpose is to subvert the traditional metal processing methods. The Unibody MacBook Pro, Apple has introduced them on film is made of brick blocks of Brigade cut with a CNC lathe, and with the precision of laser drilling (especially the Horn hole). Such production costs are high, and recycling issues. Or after cutting aluminium pieces of debris, also in high temperature melt forming for aluminum brick, and then sent to CNC lathe processing.
Now for flat materials to aluminum primarily, if we can switch to liquid metal, can be made thinner, but still maintain a certain level of rigidity
The liquid metal, in addition to being used for thermal compound, thermal paste is also used to do. CoolLaboratory (cool Leng Bo) of liquid metal patch (LIQUID MetalPad) also very dynamic compaction, LIQUID MetalPad-1x CPU price € 5.90 yuan [NT 243], thermal conductivity is very good, it is the world's most powerful heat patches
Liquid metal is very strong
If the metal can be as "plastic", "injection" method of forming in the model. Reducing production processes, energy consumption (high temperature of dissolved aluminum is to cost) or even pollution (industrial wastewater discharge in refinery and there is often a problem). The appearance of liquid metal, is the revolution in the production flow. Don't forget one thing, molten metal is usually very high temperature, liquid metal also has a mission is to make the metal at a relatively low temperature environments can also be plastic. Another research focuses on materials science applications, modern metal is usually caused by "alloy" (Alloy) production processes, because of process costs are balanced. To the elements of nature, where we can find the high hardness and high ductility, the elements and will not rust, stainless steel (Stainless), is the combination of percentage of chromium, nickel, manganese and other elements. In response to the various needs of stainless steel, heat resistance, oxidation resistance, who need various forms of metal ratio will be adjusted. Liquid metal is the same concept, the main element zirconium (Zr), beryllium (Be), titanium (Ti), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), aluminum (Al). The six metal itself has some advantages, such as high hardness of zirconium copper high ductility titanium are acid-resistant corrosion. These elements were found to have been more than 100 years, but what the combinations will be is another matter. You can combine, it does not mean that production will be very smooth. Then you want the produced liquid metals have differential to meet industries demands for ductility, corrosion resistance in different, final physical characteristics are very stable, is of the reasons why can be patented and drove the company to issue stock. Liquidmetal alloys of the company there are several specifications at this stage Vitreloy 1, Vitreloy 4, Vitreloy 105 Vitreloy 106A and so on.
Micro USIM card for iPhone and iPad magazine check card PIN, is the use of liquid metals to build, useful laser engraving on top of TAIWAN or China, there are two check card PIN
Liquid metal has commercial
Sounds of Liquidmetal, is to keep trying various combinations of alloys, and improved production methods. Patents, sure can do the actual production. Indeed, the liquid metal early in our lives. You may have used, but there are no special attention. First, is the manufacture of golf clubs. Metal head golf clubs, of course, hard and average density, shaped. Liquid metal process of production, of course, is a very reasonable thing. For medical purposes, laser apparatus for medical use is widespread. May be used to cut, or measure. Liquidmetal liquid metal to produce instruments, particularly where laser needle. Low coefficient of thermal conductivity of liquid metal, it will not affect the accuracy of data measurement. Military use, to produce electromagnetic interference (EMP) shell, lightweight and high hardness component is very reasonable, and catch requirements are higher than the general consumer products. In industrial applications, electronics conductivity, resistance and ductility are the advantages of liquid metal, probably worse than pure titanium or stainless steel.
Biolase laser for medical use, where needles made of liquid metal, and avoid errors in the data.
Widely used
Something we might use, readers may have seen in the gossip press is a iPhone SIM card slot pin back. From late in the iPhone 3Gs, they found that part of the back PIN is made of liquid metal production. Apple will use liquid metal production is not without reason, SIM card tray if you use soft paper clip into the may back out. Tray holes on very thin, liquid metal ductility can be pulled like a needle-like and hard enough, from results of other metal needles inserted into the cut in it. IPhone 3Gs SIM card slot pin back earlier, the author one out of hand. SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Flash drives (now discontinued), purchased a few years ago the main "Titanium" metal, stand up to big truck over (maximum capacity is only 2GB, you know that really old), which is the use of liquid metal in the production. More expensive merchandise, OMEGA has the use of liquid metal-made watches. Nokia brand Vertu's top Deputy, also using liquid metal to make mobile phones. I write to you, do you also think that liquid metal is unprecedented technology? Already crept into our lives.
I bought a SanDisk Cruzer Titanium flash drive for several years, first and second generation is made of liquid metal technology of Liquidmetal. Variance is due to the volume of semiconductor technology, the same 2GB capacity, second generation process have made NAND particles become small, capacity increases.
Omega Seamaster (Seamaster) Watch, also using liquid metal. (Source: official website of Omega)
Yield is a lot of production
Bring the discussion back to the company, has reported that Apple bought before the use of liquid metals under patent. This interpretation is the author of Apple buying "formula" Liquidmetal alloy they study out of exclusive, limiting others use. And Liquidmetal under production line, has a certain capacity in the future needs to be supplied exclusively to the company. Apple's business practices have got used to, and cooperation with world leading brand glass Corning Gorilla of high hardness thin glass, and most of the capacity needs to be supplied to the company is an example. When it comes to yield, Apple is certainly high hardness combined with liquid metal surface is very smooth finished product. If the liquid metal injection method of manufacturing, the results appear, such as plastic injection mold problems occur, "Flash", "fine lines" is definitely Apple can't handle. Production line therefore require an increase in human "quality control", naturally the costs of production down, iPhone is to raise prices? In order to sell more expensive liquid metal, consumers will not pay for it.
Many smart phones and the main body is made of aluminum alloy plate and stainless steel, even the latest iPad and iPhone 5S Air also uses this kind of material, if you can switch to liquid metal, will be able to do it lighter, but no less rigid, can be recycled, in line with the spirit of environmental protection
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