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“Wonder Material”
Dec 5, 2023 11:11:22 #
Wyantry
Loc: SW Colorado
Stronger than steel. Lighter than aluminum.
Made of Carbon fiber and WOOD (cellulose)!
May be “printed” in large sheets and laminated to provide structural shapes.
Vehicle(s) of the future?
“A material that combines graphite with cellulose from wood pulp is lighter and stronger than structural materials like steels, titanium alloys, and carbon fibers.”
SOURCE: https://physics.aps.org/articles/v12/142
GRAPHIC:
“A graphite-cellulose composite with a “brick-and-mortar” structure is stronger than steel. Nanocellulose fibers (in green) serve as the “mortar” that holds together the “bricks,” which are 100-μm-sized graphite flakes (in gray).”
Made of Carbon fiber and WOOD (cellulose)!
May be “printed” in large sheets and laminated to provide structural shapes.
Vehicle(s) of the future?
“A material that combines graphite with cellulose from wood pulp is lighter and stronger than structural materials like steels, titanium alloys, and carbon fibers.”
SOURCE: https://physics.aps.org/articles/v12/142
GRAPHIC:
“A graphite-cellulose composite with a “brick-and-mortar” structure is stronger than steel. Nanocellulose fibers (in green) serve as the “mortar” that holds together the “bricks,” which are 100-μm-sized graphite flakes (in gray).”
Dec 5, 2023 12:45:07 #
Materials science marches on. Some impressive composites coming on line. Combining new materials with advances in 3D printing will no doubt produce some mind blowing technology in near future product development.
Dec 5, 2023 13:40:28 #
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Dec 5, 2023 17:27:49 #
Wyantry wrote:
b Stronger than steel. Lighter than aluminum. ... (show quote)
Very interesting!!! I wonder how they hold up to Ultraviolet light.
Dec 6, 2023 08:10:15 #
wrangler5 wrote:
And the price for a 4x8 foot panel will be?
More than steel. More than aluminum. More than wood.
But the price will come down.
Many years ago, we were in an electronics store in MA, and there was a large TV on the wall. The resolution was excellent. I asked the guy about it. He said it was a plasma TV - $30,000. When the price came down to reasonable levels, people started buying them. They gave a beautiful display, but they used 500W of electricity.
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