'Tetracarbon', 40 times harder than diamond?

It's referred to as "polyyne" he

Polyyne said to be 40 times harder than diamond.
http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2111

The research is published he

Harder than Diamond: Determining the Cross-Sectional Area and Young's
Modulus of Molecular Rods.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Volume 44, Issue 45, Pages
7315-7483 (November 18, 2005).
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/c...30826/ABSTRACT

The research actually only calculated Young's modulus. It didn't
measure it.
Also the hardness claim is coming from the fact the calculated Young's
modulus was 40 times that of diamond, and hardness is correlated to
Young's modulus.


Bob Clark

Robert Clark wrote:

It's referred to as "polyyne" he

Polyyne said to be 40 times harder than diamond.
http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2111

The research is published he

Harder than Diamond: Determining the Cross-Sectional Area and Young's
Modulus of Molecular Rods.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Volume 44, Issue 45, Pages
7315-7483 (November 18, 2005).
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/c...30826/ABSTRACT

The research actually only calculated Young's modulus. It didn't
measure it.
Also the hardness claim is coming from the fact the calculated Young's
modulus was 40 times that of diamond, and hardness is correlated to
Young's modulus.

Bob Clark

Let's ask a simple low-tech question: Are Israeli diamond cutters
lining up to put it on their wheels?

--
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(Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals)
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/qz3.pdf

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on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:32:11 -0700
:
Robert Clark wrote:

It's referred to as "polyyne" he

Polyyne said to be 40 times harder than diamond.
http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2111

The research is published he

Harder than Diamond: Determining the Cross-Sectional Area and Young's
Modulus of Molecular Rods.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Volume 44, Issue 45, Pages
7315-7483 (November 18, 2005).
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/c...30826/ABSTRACT

The research actually only calculated Young's modulus. It didn't
measure it.
Also the hardness claim is coming from the fact the calculated Young's
modulus was 40 times that of diamond, and hardness is correlated to
Young's modulus.

Bob Clark

Let's ask a simple low-tech question: Are Israeli diamond cutters
lining up to put it on their wheels?


I also seem to recall -- don't remember the details now -- of a
theoretical explosive that basically fizzled. Something tells me
we have a long way to go before predictive chemistry becomes the
norm. :-)

In any event diamond's crystal structure is a very interesting and
regular pattern; I doubt it can really be improved upon using pure
carbon.

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I also seem to recall -- don't remember the details now -- of a
theoretical explosive that basically fizzled. Something tells me
we have a long way to go before predictive chemistry becomes the
norm. :-)

Octanitrocubane C8(NO2)8 is predicted to be a more powerful explosive than
most of what the military are using now, and safer to handle.

Predicted. Up till now nobody has got more than two nitro's onto the cubane
nucleus.

If "polyyne" is really -C≡C-C≡C- (that's alternate single and triple bonds
between the carbons in case the character doesn't come out) I can't see how
it can be stable - the triple bond is not "the strongest" bond but the most
reactive. Also the linear structure would be strong in one dimension only
giving the stuff a fibrous texture.
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Uncle Al wrote:
Robert Clark wrote:

It's referred to as "polyyne" he

Polyyne said to be 40 times harder than diamond.
http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2111

The research is published he

Harder than Diamond: Determining the Cross-Sectional Area and Young's
Modulus of Molecular Rods.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Volume 44, Issue 45, Pages
7315-7483 (November 18, 2005).
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/c...30826/ABSTRACT

The research actually only calculated Young's modulus. It didn't
measure it.
Also the hardness claim is coming from the fact the calculated Young's
modulus was 40 times that of diamond, and hardness is correlated to
Young's modulus.

Bob Clark

Let's ask a simple low-tech question: Are Israeli diamond cutters
lining up to put it on their wheels?

That''s doesn't really matter.
Since Israeli diamond cutters are the most
proton-ignorant Swahili retards to visit Earth
since Bill Clonton.












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wrote in message
ups.com...
Robert Clark wrote:
====Tetracarbon', 40 times harder than diamond?]
It's referred to as "polyyne" here [@ Technion, Israel]
Polyyne said to be 40 times harder than diamond.
http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2111
Harder than Diamond: Determining the Cross-Sectional
Area and Young's Modulus of Molecular Rods.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Volume 44,
Issue 45, Pages 7315-7483 (November 18, 2005).
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/c...30826/ABSTRACT
The research actually only calculated Young's modulus. It didn't
measure it. Also the hardness claim is coming from the fact the
calculated Young's modulus was 40 times that of diamond, and
hardness is correlated to Young's modulus. -- Bob Clark

"Prai Jei" wrote in message
...
If "polyyne" is really -C?C-C?C- (that's alternate single and
triple bonds between the carbons in case the character doesn't
come out) I can't see how it can be stable - the triple bond is not
"the strongest" bond but the most reactive. Also the linear
structure would be strong in one dimension only giving the stuff a
fibrous texture.

[Uncle Al]
Let's ask a simple low-tech question: Are Israeli diamond cutters
lining up to put it on their wheels?

[zzgunker]
That''s doesn't really matter. Since Israeli diamond cutters are
the most proton-ignorant Swahili retards to visit Earth since
Bill Clonton.

[hanson]
...... ahahahaha... zz, don't get so extra terrestrial ... If Al is right
then it's simply another Jewish game of cons conning cons.


------------------ [Interesting side note] -----------------

"Prai Jei" wrote in message
...
Octanitrocubane C8(NO2)8 is predicted to be a more powerful
explosive than most of what the military are using now, and safer
to handle. Predicted. Up till now nobody has got more than two
nitro's onto the cubane nucleus.

[hanson]
Why is that? Steric hindrance or e-charge rejection? The
analog aromatic C6(NO2)6 is known, so is the aliphatic C(NO2)4


------------------ [Interesting side note] -----------------
--
Uncle Al : http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/qz3.pdf

[hanson]
I notice that your qz3.pdf is dated 15-Jan-06. So, Al, what
happened to that Eotvoes/Chirality/Gravitation project since
then? How is that Chinese situation going/coming along?
Do you have any other irons in the fire for it?
hanson

hanson wrote:
wrote in message
ups.com...
Robert Clark wrote:
====Tetracarbon', 40 times harder than diamond?]
It's referred to as "polyyne" here [@ Technion, Israel]
Polyyne said to be 40 times harder than diamond.
http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2111
Harder than Diamond: Determining the Cross-Sectional
Area and Young's Modulus of Molecular Rods.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Volume 44,
Issue 45, Pages 7315-7483 (November 18, 2005).
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/c...30826/ABSTRACT
The research actually only calculated Young's modulus. It didn't
measure it. Also the hardness claim is coming from the fact the
calculated Young's modulus was 40 times that of diamond, and
hardness is correlated to Young's modulus. -- Bob Clark

"Prai Jei" wrote in message
...
If "polyyne" is really -C?C-C?C- (that's alternate single and
triple bonds between the carbons in case the character doesn't
come out) I can't see how it can be stable - the triple bond is not
"the strongest" bond but the most reactive. Also the linear
structure would be strong in one dimension only giving the stuff a
fibrous texture.

[Uncle Al]
Let's ask a simple low-tech question: Are Israeli diamond cutters
lining up to put it on their wheels?

[zzgunker]
That''s doesn't really matter. Since Israeli diamond cutters are
the most proton-ignorant Swahili retards to visit Earth since
Bill Clonton.

[hanson]
..... ahahahaha... zz, don't get so extra terrestrial ... If Al is right
then it's simply another Jewish game of cons conning cons.

Well, that's always the way it's going to be
with commercial diamonds. since the only
thing they're even used for is cutting other diamonds.
Most of us figured even people as stupid as Israels,
Egyptians, Africans, Australians, Mexicans, Jimmy Carter,
and moron Europeans would figure it out sonner or later.

But since it's industrial diamands that you use
to make stealth titanium, the only thing that really
still surprises us about Jews is that the
Swiss still haven't foreclosed on all the Africans yet.






------------------ [Interesting side note] -----------------

"Prai Jei" wrote in message
...
Octanitrocubane C8(NO2)8 is predicted to be a more powerful
explosive than most of what the military are using now, and safer
to handle. Predicted. Up till now nobody has got more than two
nitro's onto the cubane nucleus.

[hanson]
Why is that? Steric hindrance or e-charge rejection? The
analog aromatic C6(NO2)6 is known, so is the aliphatic C(NO2)4


------------------ [Interesting side note] -----------------
--
Uncle Al : http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/qz3.pdf

[hanson]
I notice that your qz3.pdf is dated 15-Jan-06. So, Al, what
happened to that Eotvoes/Chirality/Gravitation project since
then? How is that Chinese situation going/coming along?
Do you have any other irons in the fire for it?
hanson

wrote:

But since it's industrial diamands that you use
to make stealth titanium,

Nope. We use cubic zirconium, from the QVC Cubic
Zirconium Hour.

Uncle Al wrote:
Robert Clark wrote:

It's referred to as "polyyne" he

Polyyne said to be 40 times harder than diamond.
http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2111

The research is published he

Harder than Diamond: Determining the Cross-Sectional Area and Young's
Modulus of Molecular Rods.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Volume 44, Issue 45, Pages
7315-7483 (November 18, 2005).
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/c...30826/ABSTRACT

The research actually only calculated Young's modulus. It didn't
measure it.
Also the hardness claim is coming from the fact the calculated Young's
modulus was 40 times that of diamond, and hardness is correlated to
Young's modulus.

Bob Clark

Let's ask a simple low-tech question: Are Israeli diamond cutters
lining up to put it on their wheels?

What's the crystal shape? Abrasives need to be sharp
as well as hard.

Isn't diamond _already_ tetra?


Bret Cahill