In comparison to LQMT`s sheet patent, where the embodiments and numbers were just copied and pasted from the pilkington homepage, the Foxconn patents are full of iso standard tests and examples:
"Three random points of the Zr-based amorphous alloy housing and the Zr-based amorphous alloy substrate are respectively chosen to perform the Vickers-hardness test. The testing results show that an average hardness of the amorphous alloy housing made by the aforementioned method reaches to 623.2 HV, which is higher when compared to that of the average hardness of the traditional amorphous alloy housing of 484.3 HV. Therefore, the Zr-based amorphous alloy housing has improved hardness over traditional amorphous alloy housing."
"An eighth embodiment of the method for making the Zr-based amorphous alloy component is similar to the seventh embodiment, except that the grain size of the aluminium oxide sand is 150 µm. After the sandblasting treatment, the surface roughness of the amorphous alloy sheet is increased from 0.015 µm to 1.053 µm, the fracture strain is increased from 2.20% to 3.15%, and the compressive strength is increased from 2000 MPa to 2416 MPa."
These are iso-certified proofs for that they have developed amorphous alloy components, which have even more hardness, fracture toughness and compressive strength.
"Example 3 Both the weld member 10 and the base 20 were Zr—Cu—Al—Ni—Nb alloys. The thickness of the weld portion 13 of the weld member 10 was about 1.26 mm.The weld portion 13 of the weld member 10 was welded to the base 20 by a pulsed laser in a protective gas condition at a maximum power of about 3.5 kW at a welding rate of about 3.5 mm/sec. After welding, the weld area 15 remained in an amorphous state. Resulting maximum tensile load of the composition 100 was about 75.22 kg."
So far, these are the first proven examples of a welding test! Where are LQMT`s welding examples? They promised to do them, but it looks like, that they do not have enough resources to advance fast enough:
"It is certainly possible to weld samples. We have just got a set of tensile specimens molded, which we are going to use for welding tests with itself, titanium, stainless steel etc. So look out for a blog on welding trials in the next month or two!" Posted @ Thursday, July 11, 2013 5:44 PM
"Hi Victor. Yes, it can be welded. We're going to run some trials shortly to test the strength on the welds." Posted @ Sunday, October 20, 2013 6:58 PM
I mean, Foxconn is a multi-billion dollar company. Thanks to gamesc we now also know, that they have a complete division for amorphous alloy development and production, otherwise Harold Lee wouldn`t have been promoted from a manager to a Div Head of amorphous alloy development & production. When Foxconn has his own proprietary amorphous alloy technology - and 40% of their patents have already been granted- who is gonna stop them selling amorphous alloy parts in all other industries worldwide. I fear, that LQMT will then still hang around with his exclusive VPC relationship/arbitration, celebrating their success of another secured line of dilution.
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