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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: Researchers' metallic glue may stick it to soldering and welding |
| Date | 2016-01-11 19:20 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <jtbdmc-nee.ln1@mail.specsol.com> (permalink) |
| References | <EsGdnS-bcomtcw7LnZ2dnUU7-e-dnZ2d@giganews.com> |
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > Researchers' metallic glue may stick it to soldering and welding >> http://phys.org/news/2016-01-metallic-soldering-welding.html > > >> Perhaps no startup was launched for a more intriguing reason than >> that of Northeastern's Hanchen Huang. From the company website: >> >> "MesoGlue was founded by Huang and two of his PhD students: They had >> a dream of a better way of sticking things together." >> >> Those "things" are everything from a computer's central processing >> unit and a printed circuit board to the glass and metal filament in a >> light bulb. The "way" of attaching them is, astonishingly, a glue >> made out of metal that sets at room temperature and requires very >> little pressure to seal. "It's like welding or soldering but without >> the heat," says Huang, who is professor and chair in the Department >> of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. >> >> In a new paper, published in the January issue of Advanced Materials >> & Processes, Huang and colleagues, including Northeastern doctoral >> student Paul Elliott, describe their latest advances in the glue's >> development. Our curiosity was piqued: Soldering with no heat? We >> asked Huang to elaborate. Oh, yeah, real practical, a "solder" made of indium and gallium. indium ~ $800/kg gallium ~ $300/kg lead ~ $0.73/lb tin ~ $6/lb -- Jim Pennino
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Researchers' metallic glue may stick it to soldering and welding Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-11 12:02 -0600 Re: Researchers' metallic glue may stick it to soldering and welding jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-11 19:20 +0000 Re: Researchers' metallic glue may stick it to soldering and welding "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-01-15 13:43 -0800
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