Posted on 12/23/2015 12:40:15 PM PST by Red Badger
“Blackie” Duquesne soon to be involved.
“Blackie” Duquesne soon to be involved.
Maybe the silicon carbide acts as an insulator?...........
You can weld aluminum, just keep oxygen away from it.
Argon shielding gas, therefore:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElT5qmUyagU
What about guns?
Hmmmmm...................
Vw bug had Mg crankcase and trans housing.
Can’t wait for the new generation of magnesium silicon carbide nanoparticle quadcopter frames on hobbyking.
See post 24 below, this guy ain’t half bad repairing that mag casting.
I’m think space elevators. If we can find a material strong/light/durable enough for that, then it becomes possible to have a real spsce industry, not just the science experiments we have now.
My son is a doper working with gallium nanowires to create nano LED's.
Might be good for a frame/receiver. Probably not good for a barrel.
Well, magnesium is flammable, unlike the heavier metals, so that is a good question.
Sounds like this stuff would be perfect for airplanes, but then again, an airplane with a flammable fuselage seems like a recipe for disaster.
Silicon carbide is a very inert and stable material and in fact can be found in the waste product produced by refining steel (and is part of the steel alloy). It’s not going to burn. Large chunks of magnesium on the other hand, if suitably ignited will burn. Firefighters are well aware of this.
Is it just me, or is this a little ironic?
I think the flammability would also be an issue with making a gun out of it, at least the firing chamber and barrel. Gunpowder definitely burns hot enough to ignite magnesium.
It’s just you..................B^)
OK, great, we have a new metal with some really OUTstanding properties. Let industry make of it what they will.
I’m waiting to see/hear what nano-particles like this will do for iron, steel, titanium, tungsten, etc., and also to some very strong and versatile composite metals that have been developed. Not even mentioned is what other types of nano-particles can do, even for magnesium, let alone the other types of metals.
We are in a new age - cars will be built far stronger than now, and be hundreds or more pounds lighter.
I’d also love to see what will happen with these composite metals and the Flash Bainite process (see this INCREDIBLY interesting article: http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/12/super-strong-flash-bainite-steel.html). That process, all by itself, seems to allow for far stronger steel that is still bendable and weldable, which could result in the same structural strength with far less weight. Combining that with this nano-composite process might yield even further performance gains.
What a great idea! A gun that disposes of itself!............................
And to think they wanted to close the Patent Office in the 1880’s because everything that could be invented had been!...................
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