Spinward Scout
October 19th, 2005, 09:38 PM
Scotty would be proud...
Transparent Aluminium (http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8180)
Transparent Aluminium (http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8180)
Jame
October 20th, 2005, 08:33 AM
Oooo, shiny!
Chuck Anumia
October 20th, 2005, 10:31 AM
Ah...But will this hold whales for Scotty?
robject
October 20th, 2005, 04:13 PM
Interesting... sounds like a piece of an armor tech tree there.
</font><blockquote>code:</font><hr /><pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;">TL 7 : laminate carbon
TL 8 : ceramic metal polymer 30x as strong, 3x as expensive</pre>[/QUOTE]hmmmm
</font><blockquote>code:</font><hr /><pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;">TL 7 : laminate carbon
TL 8 : ceramic metal polymer 30x as strong, 3x as expensive</pre>[/QUOTE]hmmmm
Anthony
October 20th, 2005, 05:20 PM
Sigh. It's not transparent aluminum any more than window glass is transparent silicon. It's a transparent aluminum compound.
Uncle Bob
October 20th, 2005, 06:44 PM
Aluminun OxyNitride. Close cousin to saphire (as it says in the article), Al2O3. Sapphire is sometimes used for (small) windows in hostile environments. Artificially grown sapphire panels have long been suggested for AFV windows.
I have two questions:
Is this a crystal or a amorphous solid (a glass)?
How does this material compare with opaque ceramic armors, like silicon carbide or aluminum oxide?
For starters, it is 10x as expensive as Lvl IV armor but somewhat more protective.
I have two questions:
Is this a crystal or a amorphous solid (a glass)?
How does this material compare with opaque ceramic armors, like silicon carbide or aluminum oxide?
For starters, it is 10x as expensive as Lvl IV armor but somewhat more protective.
Fritz_Brown
October 20th, 2005, 11:36 PM
It supposedly stops a .50cal round totally for less weight and thickness than "bulletproof" glass.
And, this really should go in "Imperal Research Station"....
And, this really should go in "Imperal Research Station"....
Uncle Bob
October 22nd, 2005, 07:49 AM
Or ships locker, where I usually hang out.
BTW, transparent alumina is one way of describing sapphire. Wikpedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparent_alumina)
And Raythen was touting ALON armor back in 2002 (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=683194&TICK=RTN4&STORY=/www/story/07-25-2002/0001771721&EDATE=Jul+25,+2002)
BTW, transparent alumina is one way of describing sapphire. Wikpedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparent_alumina)
And Raythen was touting ALON armor back in 2002 (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=683194&TICK=RTN4&STORY=/www/story/07-25-2002/0001771721&EDATE=Jul+25,+2002)
Spinward Scout
October 23rd, 2005, 04:23 PM
Anybody know how to move a thread? I still haven't figured it out...
mike wightman
October 23rd, 2005, 04:30 PM
Only mods can do that AFAIK.
You can delete the original post to remove the thread and then start it afresh elsewhere, but all the replies would be lost.
You can delete the original post to remove the thread and then start it afresh elsewhere, but all the replies would be lost.
far-trader
October 23rd, 2005, 04:31 PM
It's a locked (Moderator only) feature so we'll just have to wait until Hunter has time or drafts some into service.
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