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Steel version of Velcro 'strong enough to support buildings'
Telegraph.co.uk ^
| 9/8/09
Posted on 09/09/2009 3:04:19 AM PDT by LibWhacker
A steel version of Velcro that is strong enough to hold together buildings has been developed by German scientists.
The new invention, called Metaklett, uses the same hook-and-loop fastening system as Velcro but can support loads of up to 35 tonnes per square metre at temperatures as high as 1,472F (800C).
Like the popular fabric fastener, Metaklett is designed to be peeled apart and reused, making it a potentially useful and cost-effective engineering component.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Science
KEYWORDS: metaklett; steel; velcro
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To: LibWhacker
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:07:25 AM PDT
by
Truth29
To: LibWhacker
Link not working.
Yeah, and you know how well velcro works after a few washings. Let it rain on the building or a few dust storms...
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:07:51 AM PDT
by
bgill
(The evidence simply does not support the official position of the Obama administration)
To: LibWhacker
Sorry
We cannot find the page you are looking for.
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:08:54 AM PDT
by
robomatik
To: Truth29
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:09:14 AM PDT
by
LibWhacker
(America awake!)
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:09:23 AM PDT
by
Mojave
(Don't blame me. I voted for McClintock.)
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:09:28 AM PDT
by
Talisker
(When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
To: LibWhacker
Bad link. Bad concept as well. Unless they've eliminated metal fatigue.
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:11:15 AM PDT
by
allmost
To: Talisker
Or perhaps a new belt for that fashionista, Michelle Obama.
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:11:35 AM PDT
by
RightField
(A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.)
To: bgill; robomatik
Sorry, think I zoned out and tried to post that link as an image. Need sleep. See
#5. Good night! :-(
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:15:06 AM PDT
by
LibWhacker
(America awake!)
To: LibWhacker
But will it replace duct tape?
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:15:42 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(If you believe you can tell me what to think, I believe I can tell you where to go.)
To: allmost
i dunno, might be cool. only problem is it take 40 tons of pulling force to separate them.
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:19:56 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: driftdiver
I've yet to see steel that can do that. Bend, re bend with no loss of strength. I'm skeptical by nature but this pushes it. Let's see it.
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:27:45 AM PDT
by
allmost
To: allmost
Spring steel, or a beryllium bearing alloy will do it. As long as you stay under the deformation limit in terms of stress, it will come right back to shape.
This could be a great way to do quick in-the-field changes of armor plating on tanks and vehicles, even hardened buildings.
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:48:35 AM PDT
by
PugetSoundSoldier
(Indignation over the Sting of Truth is the Defense of the Indefensible)
To: allmost
theres already a method of temporarily joining two pieces of metal. its called welding and is used all the time
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:52:22 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: PugetSoundSoldier
If you say so. Plastic reusable metal is new to me. One time application with the locking mechanism shown yes. Peel it off and reuse it no.
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:55:08 AM PDT
by
allmost
To: driftdiver
A few bolts in there helps as well IMO.
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posted on
09/09/2009 3:56:09 AM PDT
by
allmost
To: allmost
I’d prefer bolts and or welds with 35 tons of metal sitting overhead.
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posted on
09/09/2009 4:16:44 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: bgill
I once owned a fishing rod that had metal guides that could be bent flat against the rod and when released would snap right back into position. Maybe this technology uses a similar sort of metal. I do think it’s a pretty cool idea.
Here’s a demomstration of those guides (at :40)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13t9PmVfOqc
What would be really cool would be a velcro that would release when an electrical current was applied to it.
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posted on
09/09/2009 4:24:43 AM PDT
by
TruthBeforeAll
(Honesty is like a knife... Used without love, it can do a lot of harm.)
To: LibWhacker
Like the popular fabric fastener, Metaklett is designed to be peeled apart and reused, making it a potentially useful and cost-effective engineering component.
Velcro steel bridge components? I guess the name Steelcro was already taken.
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posted on
09/09/2009 4:26:23 AM PDT
by
aruanan
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