iPhone 6 apple logo material

[robxxx]

was it ever confirmed whether this is made from a liquid metal technologies alloy? there was a lot of speculation leading up to the release and then it just never seemed to come up again.

google isn't giving me much to go off & this has always been of interest to me.

 

[TommyA6]

was it ever confirmed whether this is made from a liquid metal technologies alloy? there was a lot of speculation leading up to the release and then it just never seemed to come up again.

google isn't giving me much to go off & this has always been of interest to me.

It's stainless steel.

 

[TruckdriverSean]

Liquid metal is just MIM technology right?

That's just a manufacturing process, NOT a material type. A cool process to be sure, but not particularly strong or durable. Never understood the fixation with it other than the fact that people don't know what it is.

MIM. (Metal Injected Molding)

 

[jfyrfytr25]

Actually no. Liquid metal refers to a special alloy. It is a patented material that apple owns.

http://liquidmetal.com

 

[cambookpro]

Liquid metal is just MIM technology right?

That's just a manufacturing process, NOT a material type. A cool process to be sure, but not particularly strong or durable. Never understood the fixation with it other than the fact that people don't know what it is.

MIM. (Metal Injected Molding)

It's a special alloy (usually zirconium, beryllium, titanium, copper and nickel, though I think other variants marketed as LM also can have aluminium and niobium in) that has very high tensile strength, is corrosion resistant, has an excellent strength to weight ratio, is hard wearing and collides elastically. Generally, all these properties aren't found in one material which makes LM very useful for certain applications.

It's low melting points mean that is can be moulded and casted very easily, which is why I assume it gets the name 'Liquidmetal', although, of course, it's a solid at RTP.

However, ostensibly work is being done on iron alloys which combine most of these properties with a better strength to weight ratio and, crucially, a cheaper price. It remains to be seen if LM can actually be in use on a large scale before new, cheaper alloys come along.