Could USB type C replace SATA?

[Hr19]

I was thinking about the standards USB type C supports, and I remember reading that SATA was having issues with heat if they went beyond the SATA 3.0 standard for some reason. But USB type C supports up to 100 watts, and data of up to 40 Gbps over the Thunderbolt protocol. So is there any real reason that USB type C couldn't replaced SATA, or is it theoretically possible?

EDIT: Thanks for your reply Boogieman_WD. I looked up PCIe speeds, and the original specification was 250MB/s per lane, and 4.0 is nearly 2GB/s per lane, so it makes sense with SSDs to go with SATAexpress because it's so friggin' fast. And I was thinking that generally for HDDs, 6.0Gbps on SATA3 is probably fast enough that the drive is the bottleneck anyway (some searching on the interwebz indicated this is true), which means there's really no reason for a change to USB type C. In the link you gave me, he did mention that it may be theoretically possible to run two PCIe lanes across USB C connection, but he wasn't sure on the feasibility of such an endeavor.

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Hey there, Hr19.

You know that nothing is impossible, right? 😀
On a more serious note - no, it won't replace the interface used for internally connected drives. The capabilities of USB type C are top notch right now when it comes to externally connected mass storage devices. They can also be used to charge up your computer. But you are forgetting about the PCIe interface, which is a more viable competitor to the USB type-C than the SATA interface. There's a great explanation in this thread here, which could prove useful: http://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/137070/is-usb-c-a-technically-viable-substitute-for-sata-express-connectors

Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD