Aerospace +prostock = exotic materials

[stinky]

graphite platelets? is that something you apply into the resin when your forming the carbon fiber?

Yes, they are applied in the resin at the time of impregnating the resin into the fiber. Nano tubes are mixed into the resin and seldom cross over each other consistantly to make a reliable matrix. Dump a big can of straws on the table and see how many line up side by side vs crossing over each other.

Platelets are more like a deck of playing cards spread out over the table.

 

[vegasnitro]

Beryllium has been banned for use in Formula 1 because mechanics were getting sick from handling it, and if it would ever get into ground water