My previous post was meant to be only a stimulus for thought. I challenge anyone to improve upon or correct any errors. the endgame is to understand what order of magnitude we are dealing with in terms of royalties, percentages of revenues, maximum production volumes of ingots, at present. etc. etc.
Go for it, all of you Geeks and Math wizards and DD'ers.
This method of producing lqmt parts looks pretty amazing! Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the method that is patented by Johnson I believe.
"But the ability to conduct such thermoplastic processing in open air over millisecond timescales using shaping pressures comparable to those used in the processing of plastics, and at temperatures below typical tempering temperatures for conventional tooling, as demonstrated here, represents a significant technological leap forward."
Quick question - does that cost estimate you made include the non-Be alloy? Because I'd presume the lack of that (as a precious metal, as I recall) will lower cost and increase margins. If my thoughts are true, they didn't look for a non-Be alloy just to eliminate Be solely for the medical community. It is a cost savings and availability issue as well.
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