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This is pretty interesting because it raises the question about additional applications of this and similar alloys in the future. I wonder what, if any, materi
by iaw 11y ago
This is pretty interesting because it raises the question about additional applications of this and similar alloys in the future. I wonder what, if any, material property drawbacks there are for the new alloy.
- bajsejohannes 11y agoHe mentions one in the video, namely corrosion. I'm sure there are other drawbacks as well. In fact the strength--which is seen as a benefit here--could be a drawback in a different application.
- bigger_cheese 11y agoUsually in industrial design when you select a material you do so based off a constraint selection process: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_selection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_selection Typically you have material specific constraints (workability, cost, ease of sourcing) and application constraints (for a phone case this would be weight, stiffness, min/max dimensions things like that). Once you have determined the constraints you can solve for the objective function using numerical methods i.e. Solve all the simultaneous equations. That will identify the materials which are most suited to the chosen application. And will eliminate materials with drawbacks that cause them to fail to meet the constraints (so you don't end up with a iphone case made from diamond which costs a fortune or from ceramics which weigh a tonne).