Sunday, January 1, 2012

If diamond has a tensile strength of between 90-250GPa what is the tensile strength of fullerene?

Trying to work out is a space elevator was made from fullerenes, what is the tensile strength, is it near that of diamond? Please give something more specific than 20 times more than metal. Something in GPa would be good thanks!|||Comparison of Mechanical Properties


Material /Tensile Strength (GPa)


SWNT /13-53E


Armchair SWNT/126.2T


Zigzag SWNT /94.5T


Kevlar /3.5








E=Experimental observation





T=Theoretical prediction





SWNT= single wall nanotube

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