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> The interesting thing about steel is that the tiny grains that make it up are immensely strong, far stronger than any other material we have. That's not true
by rorrr 15y ago
> The interesting thing about steel is that the tiny grains that make it up are immensely strong, far stronger than any other material we have.
That's not true, there are many materials stronger than steel:
1) Graphene
2) Titanium
3) Spider silk
4) Carbon nanotubes (buckypaper for instance)
5) IsoTruss carbon fiber
6) Metallic (palladium) glass
7) Transparent aluminum
- ars 15y agoYou misread what I wrote. Not bulk steel, rather the tiny grains are stronger.
- eru 15y ago> 7) Transparent aluminum Just joking?
- ars 15y agoHe might not be, transparent aluminum is also called: Alumina Aluminium oxide Corundum Sapphire Ruby Lots of names for the same thing. It's an incredibly hard material, but it's not really strong, if you define strong as tough. It forms immediately on the surface of all aluminium that is exposed to air, and prevents the aluminium from corroding any further.