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Buckypaper mast? #157863
10/21/08 04:29 PM
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Forget carbon fiber, the new thing on the block is buckypaper. Do a quick Google search to read more about it. It is light, stronger than steel and apparently will revolutionize how we build things.

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Re: Buckypaper mast? [Re: pepin] #157898
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I wonder if anyone has experimented with this in either composite mast or hull development?


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Re: Buckypaper mast? [Re: windswept] #157899
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From the 10/17/08 Yahoo! article referenced in the Wiki entry:
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So far, buckypaper can be made at only a fraction of its potential strength, in small quantities and at a high price.


So I would guess the answer to your question is "no".

Re: Buckypaper mast? [Re: pepin] #157904
10/22/08 12:23 AM
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After reading the wikipedia description, I don't see why I couldn't just whip up a batch of this stuff out in my garage...


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Re: Buckypaper mast? [Re: pepin] #157907
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Not gonna happen with a name like that!


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Re: Buckypaper mast? [Re: TEAMVMG] #157910
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One of the surfactants is called Triton X-100. With a name like that, that really annoying guy with the beard will be selling the stuff for everything. Building skyscrapers, wrapping Christmas gifts. . .


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