I wonder what kind of high-temperature composite could be made using
something like this as a reinforcement:
https://zircarzirconia.com/products/type-al-alumina-fibers-textiles/
Andrew
On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 11:05 AM, George William Herbert <
george.herbert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Alumina fiber is not a horrible choice.
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On Oct 17, 2016, at 1:42 PM, Andrew Burns <burns.andrew@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Alumina?
On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 9:15 AM, Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Mon, 17 Oct 2016, Uwe Klein wrote:
About the only materials that really, truly cannot burn (in air) are
things that are already fully oxidized ... Unfortunately, they generally
aren't good structural materials...
asbestos?
Asbestos is fibers of a few specific silicates. By itself, you can weave
cloth out of it (should you be suicidally inclined :-) ) but it's not a
structural material. Embed the fibers in a matrix material to make a
composite and it has some structural strength, but what material do you use
as the matrix?
Henry
