Graphene Is The Strongest Material In The World...!!!

[slal1984]

Graphene is the strongest material in the world, “it would take an elephant, balanced on a pencil, to break through a sheet of graphene the thickness of Saran Wrap.”

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/02...orld-even-when-it-has-defects-research-finds/


Thoughts???

 

[Fed Kennedy]

too bad they could not make a decent tennis racquet out of it

 

[Lukhas]

too bad they could not make a decent tennis racquet out of it

The stiffness of that stuff would destroy your arm. And the harder a material is, the more brittle it becomes. HEAD's Graphenes tend to crack, however the degree of Graphene in it is probably close to zero.

 

[Fed Kennedy]

HEAD hates their own fan base...by far the most ridiculous tech every two years...Innegra please!

 

[Rozroz]

 

[El Diablo]

Did the OP read the article he cites?? Points out how problems with the manufacture of graphene make it in reality quite prone to crack. Graphene has always been more interesting for its photoelectric properties than for strength.

 

[Sander001]

Graphene is the strongest material in the world, “it would take an elephant, balanced on a pencil, to break through a sheet of graphene the thickness of Saran Wrap.”

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/02...orld-even-when-it-has-defects-research-finds/


Thoughts???

I saw that elephant once. He was playing at the 1993 Lipton Championships and he had an awesome one handed backhand

 

[KineticChain]

The stiffness of that stuff would destroy your arm. And the harder a material is, the more brittle it becomes. HEAD's Graphenes tend to crack, however the degree of Graphene in it is probably close to zero.

yea well finished products are rarely made of only one thing. i'm sure some racket company will advertise graphene rackets in the near future..even if there is only a tiny bit used in the racket