Comment on 10x Stronger Than Kevlar: Amorphous Silicon Carbide Could Revolutionize Material Science

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Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Wafers get up to about a foot wide. That’s pretty dope for such a strong material.

And what finally sets this material apart is its scalability. Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, is known for its impressive strength but is challenging to produce in large quantities. Diamonds, though immensely strong, are either rare in nature or costly to synthesize. Amorphous silicon carbide, on the other hand, can be produced at wafer scales, offering large sheets of this incredibly robust material.

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