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How long before they start making turbine fan blades from this stuff?
I am..........disturbed.
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Here comes a "New Lite Weight" rifle..
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How long before they start making turbine fan blades from this stuff? New GE engines have carbon fiber blades for the 787, they did not survive the bird test until they put steel on the leading edges.
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Cost is ALWAYS critical
Makes me wonder why it is talked about as structural in building,
But as a coating on cars?
It would be perfect to build body/frame components.
Unless, like your idea, fire.
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Well if they make a bridge out of plastic, will it sag under hot sun in the summer. You will be then driving over a roller coaster for a bridge. UV rays of the sun break down plastics.
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It’ll be interesting to see where it goes. It’s been a while now, since the determination has been made that polymers could be created that would have any physical properties desired. It looks like this might be moving us further down that road. It’ll be interesting to see where it goes.
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Cost is ALWAYS critical
Makes me wonder why it is talked about as structural in building,
But as a coating on cars?
It would be perfect to build body/frame components.
Unless, like your idea, fire.
The article says it's "cheap to manufacture", but didn't define "cheap".
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I'm curious about the UV resistance. Many plastics fall apart in a few years in the sun.
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How long before they start making turbine fan blades from this stuff? New GE engines have carbon fiber blades for the 787, they did not survive the bird test until they put steel on the leading edges. How ‘bout in the hot end? 😁
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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Carbon fiber is here already!
Easy's gettin' harder everyday
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Disposal? Or one car for life?
If it is so good why is it a coating on cars?
There is something to be said for one good item instead of 10 disposable
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Looks like Ford can make the F150 beds from this material once it's commercialized. Aluminum is for beer cans. Says a guy driving a clapped out, rusted 2016 Chevy
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Sounds like carbon fiber. I've heard people say it's cheaper to lay up $100 bills in resin than produce carbon fiber.
Fight fire, save lives, laugh in the face of danger.
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Don’t the make APcs, like the M113, out of aluminum? They make it thicker than steel, but still plenty strong for a pickup.
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How long before they start making turbine fan blades from this stuff? New GE engines have carbon fiber blades for the 787, they did not survive the bird test until they put steel on the leading edges. How ‘bout in the hot end? 😁 Pretty sure they were old fashioned metal 
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Disposal? Or one car for life?
If it is so good why is it a coating on cars?
There is something to be said for one good item instead of 10 disposable It might be too flexible for a car door so they laminate it to another alloy.
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Disposal? Or one car for life?
If it is so good why is it a coating on cars?
There is something to be said for one good item instead of 10 disposable It might be too flexible for a car door so they laminate it to another alloy. It's a high modulus material, so it's very stiff. Think of a paint with the scratch resistance of steel. No more door dings.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
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If it turns out to be a world changing material, I'm sure the green Nazis will figure out how to ruin the party. Except in China, where they DGAF and they'll corner the market.
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If it turns out to be a world changing material, I'm sure the green Nazis will figure out how to ruin the party. Except in China, where they DGAF and they'll corner the market. It's made from oil. You know what they'll do with that. It would be fun, though, if they were fighting with this and as a result the world discovered what it takes to run electric cars.
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