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funkjt

05/13/14 11:30 AM

#52061 RE: heavymetal #52058

Ask your self this question, when thinking of possible LQMT uses in a car. Why are cars not made of Titanium?

Titanium is much lighter and stronger than steel. It is easy to weld and does not corrode. You can use it for parts that get hot. A muffler made of titanium would last for every. The Reason they don't use Titanium is cost. LQMT costs more than Titanium and is just to costly to use for 99% of the parts in a car. There may be some niche parts that could benefit from the advantages of LQMT, but very few.

"there are lots of parts in a car that do not get hot enough to effect liquidmetal. buttons, dashboard, linkage, cables, instruments, transmission, engine parts that are not in combustion area (such as carburetors), wheel rims, axles, nuts and bolts, compressors, air bag triggers, etc. etc.
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None of these parts would benefit from LQMT properties. They work just fine with current materials and would not carry the extra cost of LQMT. I stand by my earlier statements. As much as everyone would like to believe this material is going to change the world, it is just not playing out that way. The properties are just not that earth shattering.

Just remember the MIM market is 2 billion and LMQT is a good fit for these parts.
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funkjt

05/13/14 11:35 AM

#52062 RE: heavymetal #52058

there are lots of parts in a car that do not get hot enough to effect liquidmetal. buttons, dashboard, linkage, cables, instruments, transmission, engine parts that are not in combustion area (such as carburetors), wheel rims, axles, nuts and bolts, compressors, air bag triggers, etc. etc.

I don't know of any cars that still have carburetors. I know the Model S doesn't have one. :)
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Watts Watt

05/13/14 12:09 PM

#52065 RE: heavymetal #52058

As an expert in guitars, why wouldn't you be commending Liquidmetal for that arena, where you probably know something? How about Liquidmetal frets, strings, picks, etc.

Heavymetal players would go out of their way to pay for a Liquidmetal guitar body, don't you think.

Once this market is satisfied, perhaps LQMT can move on to some parts, as ARGO FUNKIT aptly stated, which would serve a useful purpose in cars, such as timken roller bearings.

You will never see liquidmetal hubcaps (although one company is knocking off our name for his brand of caps). Ditto goes for your suggested wheel rims. Just wait until you grind off a pound of liquidmetal rims against a curb.

The best application will be batteries, but that is some time off into the future, unless Elon Musk re-configures his current battery development program