iPhone 15 Pro Max’s Titanium Chassis Gets Ripped By An Angle Grinder Just To See How Much Aluminum Was Bonded To The New Material

Apple stated during its keynote that aluminum is present on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max and is thermally bonded to the Grade 5 titanium. To see how accurate the company’s claims are, a YouTuber took an angle grinder to the flagship shortly after he showed his audience in a durability test that Apple’s $1,199 iPhone can easily break when bent.

Often criticizing Apple for its anti-consumer business practices, YouTube appreciates the company for its handling of mass producing the titanium alloy chassis

While a large portion of Zach’s JerryRigEverything content is focused on the durability tests of smartphones and tablets, the YouTuber does not shy away from criticizing Apple and its practices in making repairs difficult. On this occasion, Zach had some scathing remarks when taking apart the broken iPhone 15 Pro Max, saying that there are an umpteen number of screws that he needs to take apart before separating all the components from the titanium alloy chassis.

When only the solid metal frame remains, a blade is used to check whether the insides are made of aluminum, and sure enough, Apple was correct in its statement. The outside titanium part can easily be viewed in the video, but to see how the company thermally bonded the two metals together, Zach decided to use an angle grinder.

Cutting the chassis in half, he shows the cross-section of the iPhone 15 Pro Max frame and notices two different shades of metal, with silver aluminum on the inside and a ‘goldish hue’ of titanium on the outside. His measurements conclude that the titanium used in the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max is 1mm thick, and he understands that bonding the two metals is a complex process, something that Apple has done quite well and receives praise for its quality of work.

Of course, since titanium is a softer material, it scratches very easily, and according to the durability test that Zach carried out on his channel earlier, the new fusion process ends up making the entire body significantly weaker. We recommend everyone who has upgraded to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max to invest in thicker cases to prevent any irreparable damage, as it is a minor investment to protect you from a major repair bill.

Written by Omar Sohail