Title :
Assembly of hard disk drive using shape memory alloys
Author :
Huang, W.M. ; Liu, Q.Y. ; Ong, L.F.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. & Production Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to investigate a new assembly method for hard disk drives, i.e. by shape memory alloys. There are two particular applications of our current interest. One is the assembly of the spindle with record medium and the other is the assembly of the driving arm with read/write head. We discuss the main issues in the design of assembly and present the results of the experimental investigation.
Keywords :
assembling; disc drives; finite element analysis; hard discs; magnetic heads; mechanical testing; process heating; reliability; shape memory effects; Cu-Zn-Al; FEM analysis; HDD assembling; Ni-Ti; SMA; driving arm read/write head assembly; hard disk drive assembly methods; heating; long-term reliability; push/pull testing; shape memory alloys; spindle/record medium assembly; Assembly; Design methodology; Grain size; Hard disks; Heat treatment; Magnetic heads; Plastics; Production; Shape memory alloys; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Magnetic Recording Conference, 2002. Digest of the Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7509-2
DOI :
10.1109/APMRC.2002.1037663
