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Direct quote from the article: > The result is a material that has 50% more tensile strength than steel with a strength-to-weight ratio that’s 10 times better
by ricardobeat 1y ago
Direct quote from the article:
> The result is a material that has 50% more tensile strength than steel with a strength-to-weight ratio that’s 10 times better
- Y_Y 1y agoSure, but only if you choose a steel with a low tensile strength. There are common steels with between 200 and 2000 MPa tensile strength, whereas I understand this wood material has about 500 MPa. This is (imho) impressive, and much better than untreated wood, but I think it's misleading to say "stronger than steel" when that labels a huge range of materials.