New glue for metals
It's a little far-out, but this could be a big deal in electronics and
automotive light metals: http://fortune.com/2016/01/13/mesogl...od-metal-glue/ -- Ed Huntress |
New glue for metals
On Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 8:58:13 AM UTC-5, Ed Huntress wrote:
It's a little far-out, but this could be a big deal in electronics and automotive light metals: http://fortune.com/2016/01/13/mesogl...od-metal-glue/ -- Ed Huntress This was discussed over in SED. OT? Welding, Soldering May Be Obsolete Two of the materials are a lot more expensive than tin or lead. Dan |
New glue for metals
On 14/01/16 13:57, Ed Huntress wrote:
It's a little far-out, but this could be a big deal in electronics and automotive light metals: http://fortune.com/2016/01/13/mesogl...od-metal-glue/ I've run into Indium before for soldering glass and wanted to have a go but when I looked into it in small quantities the stuff seemed to be about the same price as gold so was a non starter for what was potentially a bit of fun. |
New glue for metals
On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 11:12:37 -0800 (PST), "
wrote: On Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 8:58:13 AM UTC-5, Ed Huntress wrote: It's a little far-out, but this could be a big deal in electronics and automotive light metals: http://fortune.com/2016/01/13/mesogl...od-metal-glue/ -- Ed Huntress This was discussed over in SED. OT? Welding, Soldering May Be Obsolete Two of the materials are a lot more expensive than tin or lead. Dan There have been a lot of developments in adhesive assembly, but don't think that welding is becoming obsolete. Laser welding is really taking off, for example, along with friction-stir welding and all kinds of robotic welding systems. Of our three magazines, Welding Productivity is the one that's growing the fastest. -- Ed Huntress |
New glue for metals
On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 19:19:50 +0000, David Billington
wrote: On 14/01/16 13:57, Ed Huntress wrote: It's a little far-out, but this could be a big deal in electronics and automotive light metals: http://fortune.com/2016/01/13/mesogl...od-metal-glue/ I've run into Indium before for soldering glass and wanted to have a go but when I looked into it in small quantities the stuff seemed to be about the same price as gold so was a non starter for what was potentially a bit of fun. That's a metal I've never encountered. This process sounds like contact cement for metal, with 1,500 psi joints. It could be an efficient production process. Assembled cure time is a major limiting factor for adhesive assembly for metals. -- Ed Huntress |
New glue for metals
On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 08:57:55 -0500, Ed Huntress wrote:
It's a little far-out, but this could be a big deal in electronics and automotive light metals: http://fortune.com/2016/01/13/mesogl...od-metal-glue/ It looks to me like a metal velcro: the metal nanorods from both sides interleave when the surfaces are pressed together, and tangle up. Except of course real plastic velcro pieces don't melt together, and in the Northwestern metal process some sort of intermetallic alloy develops. |
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