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A YouTuber reproduced the process: https://youtu.be/CglNRNrMFGM https://youtu.be/CglNRNrMFGM (The original process is documented in the Nature article: https:/
by Youden 1y ago
A YouTuber reproduced the process: https://youtu.be/CglNRNrMFGM https://youtu.be/CglNRNrMFGM
(The original process is documented in the Nature article: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25476 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25476)
I suspect the issue with the other use-cases you mentioned is that it's very rigid. It isn't at all ductile or bendable the way steel is. It would either need to be pressed directly into the shape you need during manufacturing or pressed into a large piece of raw stock then subtractively processed to get the shape you need.
Pressing might be economic for standard profiles like beams but it won't be for pieces like the chassis of a car.
To be clear, "pressing" here doesn't just mean a standard hydraulic press, the press also needs to be heated and the wood needs to be held under pressure for a while. You can't just stamp it the way you can with steel panels.
- worthless-trash 1y agoCould you imagine how nice it would be to have the wood pressed into a single panel like like the tesla gigapress. I realise that it would have its drawbacks, but that wood paneling would look sublime.
- rafaelmn 1y ago"How do I make EVs more flammable ?" On the flip side at least when they catch on fire they will probably burn cleaner ?
- mensetmanusman 1y agoEVs are 10x less flammable than ICEs, so the wood would help bridge the gap.
- wizzwizz4 1y agoAre you sure EV batteries are less flammable than diesel?
- PaulRobinson 1y agoWood actually has some properties that make it desirable in a fire: the charring creates a natural barrier and it doesn't melt meaning it holds structural integrity. This makes it very desirable for building construction, but for cars it means it can act as a fire barrier potentially, and save lives.
- CrimsonCape 1y agoThere is a product called Richlite which is essentially the process you mentioned. It starts with dyed paper pulp that is saturated with resin and then compressed with pressure during curing. The appearance is not very wood-like but very "modern" and it is a very expensive material to purchase panels. It is very heavy and a monolithic material approximately 1" thick. The more common industrial process is material called "high pressure laminate" which is your standard countertop laminate material that's only 1-2mm thick and is glued to a cheaper wood substrate.