Warum es für Werkstoffe bedeutsam ist
The material story of a data centre is not the chips — those weigh grams. It is the copper busbars, the transformers, the backup generators, the chillers and the transmission line built to reach it.
Woraus es besteht
Alle Materialien →| Material | Was es hier tut | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| Copper kritisch | Power distribution, busbars and network cable | Definition |
| Silicon kritisch | Processors, memory and power conversion | Definition |
| Aluminium kritisch | Racks, heat sinks and structure | Wichtig |
| Gallium kritisch | High-efficiency power conversion | Wichtig |
| Iron & Steel | Structure and enclosures | Wichtig |
| Tantalum kritisch | Capacitors on power delivery | Wichtig |
| Tin kritisch | Solder on every board | Wichtig |
| Gold | Bonding wires and connector plating | Gegenwart |
| Helium | Used in some drive designs and in chip manufacturing | Gegenwart |
| Neodymium kritisch | Drive and fan motors | Gegenwart |
Copper
The reddish metal that carries electricity better than anything except silver, and which humans have been smelting…
Silicon
The second-most-common element in the Earth's crust — ordinary sand — purified until only one atom in a billion is…
Aluminium
A light silvery metal made by passing an enormous electric current through dissolved bauxite — which is why people…
Gallium
A silvery metal that melts in your hand, and the basis of the compound semiconductors in fast chargers, radar and…
Iron & Steel
Iron with a little carbon in it, and the most-produced manufactured material on the planet.
Tantalum
A dense metal whose oxide layer stores charge extremely reliably, which is why it is in the capacitors of anything…
