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>and all iPhone models are made with a brand new Apple custom alloy, the same alloys used in the aerospace industry. "Brand New" and "Same as used in X" - choo
by DuskStar 11y ago
>and all iPhone models are made with a brand new Apple custom alloy, the same alloys used in the aerospace industry.
"Brand New" and "Same as used in X" - choose one. (I think this is just standard TechCrunch, not from Apple, but still rather irritating)
- sbarre 11y agoNo, that's how they said it in the keynote.. I think they meant brand new as in "not the same as on previous phones".
- porsupah 11y agoIt would indeed appear, by metallurgical analysis, that it does qualify as a 7000 series alloy, but one of Apple's own devising. http://leancrew.com/all-this/2015/08/aluminum-and-strength/ http://leancrew.com/all-this/2015/08/aluminum-and-strength/
- aroch 11y ago7xxx series alloys are used in aerospace, Apple's alloying mix is apparently unique...making it a brand new alloy in the 7xxx series...
- masklinn 11y agoIt's basically what they said in during the presentation: it's a 7000 alloy as used in aerospace industries[0], and it's a new alloy (proprietary, not a standard spec). The apple watch also uses a proprietary 7000 alloy (whether it's the same alloy is unknown at this point) [0] not solely, they're also used in bike frames. Basically 7000 is zinc alloys, and have the highest available tensile strength, rivalling low-level steels at a third the density.