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| Buckypaper mast? #157863 10/21/08 04:29 PM 10/21/08 04:29 PM |
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 976 France pepin OP
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Posts: 976 France | 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. | | | Re: Buckypaper mast?
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#157898 10/21/08 09:26 PM 10/21/08 09:26 PM |
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Posts: 613 New Hampshire, USA | I wonder if anyone has experimented with this in either composite mast or hull development?
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#157899 10/21/08 09:34 PM 10/21/08 09:34 PM |
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Posts: 1,884 Detroit, MI | From the 10/17/08 Yahoo! article referenced in the Wiki entry: 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?
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#157904 10/22/08 12:23 AM 10/22/08 12:23 AM |
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Posts: 1,037 Central California | 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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