Generally, there are four kinds of materials: carbon fiber, polycarbonate PC (PC-GF-##), ABS engineering plastics, aluminum-magnesium alloy and titanium alloy. Also available in bamboo and leather.
1. Leather: In the early days, people paid more attention to the hardware performance of notebooks, and the shell was also an important way to improve notebook performance. However, with the great improvement of the technical level this year, people gradually began to consider the appearance design of notebooks, so notebook computers with leather material came into being. Leather not only gives people a noble fashion sense in appearance, but also gives users Provide a better operating experience. Asus was the first to introduce leather material into the notebook shell design, and the S6 leather version launched in 2006 is the world’s first notebook product with a leather shell;
2. Bamboo: Bamboo itself is relatively strong and durable, has a certain flexibility, and is light in texture, which is very suitable for use as a notebook shell. In the process of bamboo treatment, smoking, cooking and other processes are used to remove the sugar in the bamboo, and at the same time, the surface of the bamboo is coated with a transparent paint, which can effectively improve the anti-insect, moisture-proof and wear-resistant of the bamboo. And the ability to resist fading. Bamboo is an organic material and a renewable resource. The biggest significance of using bamboo as a notebook computer shell material is environmental protection. Bamboo itself is relatively strong and durable, has a certain degree of flexibility, and is light in texture, which is very suitable for use as a notebook computer. shell. In the process of bamboo treatment, smoking, cooking and other processes are used to remove the sugar in the bamboo, and at the same time, the surface of the bamboo is coated with a transparent paint, which can effectively improve the anti-insect, moisture-proof and wear-resistant of the bamboo. As well as the ability to resist fading, bamboo is an organic material and a renewable resource. The greatest significance of using bamboo as a notebook computer shell material is environmental protection;
3. Polycarbonate PC is also one of the materials used in the notebook computer shell. Its raw material is petroleum. After being processed by a polyester chip factory, it becomes a polyester chip particle, and then processed by a plastic factory to become a finished product. From a practical point of view, its heat dissipation performance is also better than that of ABS plastic, and the heat distribution is relatively uniform;
4. Titanium alloy can be said to be an enhanced version of aluminum-magnesium alloy, and its main component is also metal aluminum. In addition to the difference between titanium alloy and aluminum-magnesium alloy, the biggest difference is that carbon fiber material is also infiltrated. Regardless of heat dissipation, strength and surface texture, it is better than aluminum-magnesium alloy material, and its processing performance is better. Aluminum-magnesium alloys are more complex and changeable;
5. Carbon fiber material is a very interesting material. It not only has the elegant and sturdy characteristics of aluminum-magnesium alloy, but also has the high plasticity of ABS engineering plastics. Its appearance is similar to plastic, but its strength and thermal conductivity are better than ordinary ABS plastic, and carbon fiber is a conductive material, which can play a shielding role similar to metal (ABS shell needs to be coated with another layer of metal film to shield);
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The main element of aluminum-magnesium alloy is aluminum, and then a small amount of magnesium or other metal materials is added to enhance its hardness. Because it is a metal itself, its thermal conductivity and strength are particularly outstanding. Generally speaking, its hardness is several times that of ABS engineering plastic case, but its weight is only one-third of the latter.
7. ABS engineering plastic is PC+ABS (engineering plastic alloy). The Chinese name in the chemical industry is plastic alloy. The reason why it is named PC+ABS is that this material has both the excellent heat and weather resistance, dimensional stability and resistance of PC resin. Impact performance, but also has the excellent processing fluidity of ABS resin.
At the same time, it has excellent impact strength, electrical properties, abrasion resistance, chemical resistance, dyeing properties, and good molding and mechanical processing. This is one of the most common notebook shell materials. At present, most models on the market use this material more or less. It is understood that more than 70% of notebooks below 8,000 yuan are made of ABS. Engineering plastics are the main materials. For example: ThinkPad E40 series, Acer 4741G series, etc., all use this kind of material, too many to mention.
