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Too bad the article does not actually say what the material is made out of. Does this beat UHWMPE? Because UHMWPE is already damn strung stuff for its weight. B
by Melatonic 5y ago
Too bad the article does not actually say what the material is made out of. Does this beat UHWMPE? Because UHMWPE is already damn strung stuff for its weight. But the big downside being that because it is so damn dense it cannot be thermoformed (the big plus being that it also has a huge range of temperature resistance)
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Correction, it looks like they call it "polyaramide" which sounds like it is similar to Aramid like Kevlar. Interesting
- throwaway4aday 5y ago> For the monomer building blocks, they use a compound called melamine, which contains a ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms. Under the right conditions, these monomers can grow in two dimensions, forming disks. These disks stack on top of each other, held together by hydrogen bonds between the layers, which make the structure very stable and strong.
- prova_modena 5y agoThe article says it is a melamine polymer.
- giantg2 5y agoConsidering the army is one of the research sponsors, it sounds like it would be a candidate for a component (backer/trauma pad) in body armor.