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Metal, this sounds, generally we all think its weight is heavy, such as iron, steel or gold, which is the basic impression that metal gives us. However, all the metals are heavy? In fact, there are many metals that are very light, and some are even lighter than paper.
Boeing said that they have developed a new type of lightweight metal that is 99.99% air.
A few days ago, Boeing released a new metal introduction video on Youtube. Boeing introduced in the video, we have produced the world's lightest metal material, 99.99% of the entire structure is air, the remaining 0.01% solid.
It is understood that this material is called Microlattice, which forms criss-crossing pipes and voids between materials.
This kind of mini-mesh is the lightest metal material known to mankind at present, Boeing says this kind of material is ready for application. The material itself can withstand high-intensity compression without damaging the material and absorb more energy than ordinary metals, so it can be applied to scenes that require bending.
According to Boeing, the Microlattice material is a three-dimensional open honeycomb polymer structure that is often used analogous to bone structures. In the bone structure, the outside of the bone is very hard, but the inside of the bone is hollow, basically an open honeycomb structure, so that the bone is not brittle, but also very hard and very light weight.
Boeing stated that the Microlattice is one of the strongest and lightest materials for scientific workers. It has two basic attributes. The first is compressibility (the compression performance of this material is still very strong, and after compressing more than 50% Can be fully recovered); the second is a hollow, lightweight nature.
Suppose there is a game of throwing eggs in the air. Many people did this experiment at school. The students dropped an egg from the 25th floor to the place where the eggs were to be broken. In order to protect the eggs, the students will use a layer of bubble paper to wrap the eggs. The size of the wrapped eggs is several times the original volume.
This is a way to protect eggs. Now there is a way to use Microlattice material. We can design this kind of material to absorb the force that the egg bears. In this way, the eggs do not need to be wrapped in layers, and the last one is like a watermelon.
Boeing stated that it is hoped that Microlattice materials will be used in the aerospace field in the future, such as sidewall panels or luggage racks. In the future, this new type of metal material can also reduce the weight of the aircraft, which can also save fuel consumption for the aircraft.
Boeing is very excited about this new type of metal material and is proud to be able to make a product that can truly interact with popular users.
In fact, Microlattice mini-mesh materials can be applied to aircrafts, as well as to other fields, such as automotive products, or to computers and mobile phones. The pursuit of lighter and thinner consumer products has not stopped. .
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