Diamonds have been demoted! They are no longer the hardest material in existence. Suffice to say that Mr. Buckminster Fuller is getting his due name recognition.
Here are some example Bulk Moduli for common material. Notice the one at the bottom; wow.
Material |
GigaPascals |
Gasoline | 1.3 |
Water | 2.15 |
Seawater | 2.35 |
Graphite | 34 |
Steel | 160 |
Diamond | 442 |
Compressed C60 | 491 |
Here’s a nice paper calculating the possible modulus of C60.
Leave a Reply