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Old 10-24-08 | 05:53 PM
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BTW, the graph for the nanotubes is pure marketing BS. Yes, that's how the tensile properties turn out, but the nanotubes aren't being used in the composite to hold tension. They are just filler. The engineers use them simply because the resin is already optimized to bond to carbon graphite and the nanotube particles are commercially available and are small enough in size to be used as a filler.
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