Title :
Closed loop recycling of magnesium PC housing
Author :
Higuchi, Kazuo ; Nakajima, Kenichi
Author_Institution :
PCB Manuf. & Dev., IBM Japan Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
Magnesium is a well-known material for its properties of light weight, high mechanical strength and high thermal conductivity etc. Because of these properties, magnesium has been utilized in several IBM mobile personal computer (PC) housings. In this paper, experimental application of closed loop recycling in PC housing manufacture is introduced discussing comparison in basic material properties, economical aspect and life cycle inventory based on actual observed data in the manufacturing phase. This study indicates the suitability of magnesium for closed loop recycling
Keywords :
magnesium; manufacture; packaging; portable computers; recycling; IBM mobile personal computer housings; PC housing manufacture; closed loop recycling; economical aspect; high thermal conductivity; life cycle inventory; magnesium PC housing; material properties; mechanical strength; Application software; Conducting materials; Magnesium; Material properties; Mechanical factors; Microcomputers; Mobile computing; Pulp manufacturing; Recycling; Thermal conductivity;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 1996. ISEE-1996., Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2950-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.1996.500406
