Ultra Strong and Stiff Layered Polymer Nanocomposite

[Dominatus]

I was looking into this... Transparent, strong, able to "self-repair" through rebuilding molecular bonds... But I can't find as much info as I would like to. I was hoping someone here could answer a couple of questions about this.

1. How many Newtons of force can it withstand?

2. What is the tolerance to radiation/ what effects might radiation have on it?

3. What is the mass per cubic centimeter/ meter?

4. Is there any way this could be transported in modular segments and built without the bonding substance I read about?

Plus additional information in layman's terms would be appreciated.

[Neil1993]

could you maybe provide a link to where you saw this material? I have some friends who are working on something very similar. If it's anything like what they're using, I'll be able to get you some good info.

[Dominatus]

Here is the google link to the official patent.

http://www.google.com/patents/WO2009085362A2

And here is a link to what I believe is the paper published on it.

http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/77887/akaushik_1.pdf?sequence=1

Hope that helps.

[Neil1993]

from the articles you provided, it appears that it can whistand stresses up to 400 MPa, depending on the sample being used. As well, its density appears to vary between 1.2 and 2.96 g/cc.

It doesn't appear that it has been tested under irradiated conditions, but then again, I only skimmed the articles. If you were wondering about the effects of radiation because you wanted to know how it would fare in space, then check these guys out:

http://spaceconcordia.ca/

They will be launching a satellite (in 2016, if it wins) which will investigate the effects of outer space on self-healing composites.

Finally, your fourth question: if you were wondering if pre-fabricated sections could could be transported into space and then assembled without a bonding agent, then probably yes. However, if you were wondering if the material could be formed in space, I don't know.

I'll try to read through the documents later. I just don't have much time right now.

Edited December 18, 2013 by Neil1993