4 ms·

I don't have a lot of engineering knowledge, but I believe they said when evacuated it is about as strong as styrofoam. The latter is able to withstand air pres

I don't have a lot of engineering knowledge, but I believe they said when evacuated it is about as strong as styrofoam. The latter is able to withstand air pressure. Wouldn't that mean that if you put an airtight hull around it, this stuff would actually hold it up? But yes, probably it will be tricky to evacuate and expand it at the same time...

jakobe 13y ago
"As strong as styrofoam" doesn't really mean anything. Are you talking about tensile strength? Or about resistance to shear forces? Compressibility? I haven't found much data on the mechanical properties of aerographite, but the Young modulus given on Wikipedia seems way too low to withstand atmospheric pressure.
maaku 13y ago
Styrofoam doesn't "withstand" air pressure, it has pockets of air inside.