Be the 1st one on your block to own a piece of Aerogel

barefoot serpent · 05-09-2006, 09:58 AM

cool stuff

the torch pic says 3000 deg F and the melting point -- just above the pic -- is 2200 deg F

I wonder if they add some impurity to make it semi opaque?

Happy Monkey · 05-09-2006, 10:14 AM

I've already got some.

Unfortunately, it disintegrates a bit whenever you handle it, so I have much less than I used to.

Beestie · 05-09-2006, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

I've already got some.

Unfortunately, it disintegrates a bit whenever you handle it, so I have much less than I used to.

So how long before we see a laminated bookshelf made of the stuff? Or maybe a box to store valuable papers. Silicone adhesive and clear polyurethane might be able to address its structural deficiencies.

Happy Monkey · 05-09-2006, 11:33 AM

At $130 for a broken bit the size of a matchbox car, I think the bookshelf may take a while. Safe insulation would be good, but still pretty expensive.

05-09-2006, 09:58 AM	#1
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	Be the 1st one on your block to own a piece of Aerogel cool stuff the torch pic says 3000 deg F and the melting point -- just above the pic -- is 2200 deg F I wonder if they add some impurity to make it semi opaque? __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

05-09-2006, 10:14 AM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I've already got some. Unfortunately, it disintegrates a bit whenever you handle it, so I have much less than I used to. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-09-2006, 11:33 AM	#4
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	At $130 for a broken bit the size of a matchbox car, I think the bookshelf may take a while. Safe insulation would be good, but still pretty expensive. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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