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Wonder if it work as a rebar replacement that doesn't rust.
by soperj 5y ago
Wonder if it work as a rebar replacement that doesn't rust.
- rini17 5y agoDepends on thermal expansion coefficient. If the solution chemistry is compatible with concrete then it might be mixed in and polymerize together, and that would be yet more exciting.
- throwaway4aday 5y agoJust coat the rebar, one of its properties is that it's impermeable to liquids and gases.
- r2_pilot 5y agoThat doesn't help if it expands differently from the rebar and concrete. One of the advantages of rebar is that it has a similar coefficient of thermal expansion so when there are temperature changes the concrete and rebar expand and contract in sync and don't have stresses from that.
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- soperj 5y agoIf it's stronger & lighter than steel and produces less CO2 than steel manufacturing...
- throwaway4aday 5y agoForgot the most important part, is it cheaper than steel?
- Ekaros 5y agoAlso can it be produced at scale we produce steel... Which is mind boggling when you really start to think of all the stuff.
- DannyBee 5y agoLots of problem here - it doesn't expand/contract at the same rate. So it will likely delaminate over time. It is also not inert. So it may in fact, be attacked by soil PH, etc (maybe not, not enough info in the article). Also, one of the problems with coating most things is achieving good enough adhesion that it both doesn't delaminate, and that molecules can't slip through.
- blix 5y agoProbably not. Steel rebar is used because it is ductile, that is it stretches and fails gracefully, which complements the brittle nature of concrete. This material is likely brittle, probably similar in overall behavior to graphite.
- toss1 5y agoThere are already very good non-steel rebar - fiberglass. Many manufacturers, easily searchable. I'm astonished it hasn't completely taken over the construction industry, as rusting steel rebar expands and destroys the concrete it is supposed to be reinforcing (concrete is great in compression, lousy in tension).