Precision Strip - Hard Drive Suspension Arms

Challenge of Application: 

Although solid stainless suspension arms have historically been used in portable hard drive assemblies, designers continually strive to reduce the weight of suspension arms to improve drive performance (speed, impact resistance) while maintaining component stiffness for data acquisition accuracy.

Materion Solution: 

Thin skins of 304 Stainless Steel clad to aluminum cores provide excellent stiffness-to-weight ratio characteristics.

RELATED CHALLENGES:

• Lightweight Strength
• Specialty Tolerances
• Worldwide Availability

RELATED PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES:

• Overlay Cladding
• Precision Strip

Precision Strip - Hard Drive Suspension Arms

Precision Strip - Hard Drive Suspension Arms Is Offered By:

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