Toughest Metallic Material on Earth?

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interesting that they label it the strongest - in their own article they're saying 500 MPa - which is yes, 5x better than the best steels

however...
"In 2000, a multiwalled carbon nanotube was tested to have a tensile strength of 63 gigapascals"
from

Carbon nanotube - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

having said that - a composite of this stuff with CNT structures should be extremely interesting

Now you’re speaking my language, I used to work on graphene and cnts in school You’re referring to tensile strength, however I believe the new paper is about toughness, which as Larrin and bdmicarta point out here is more about ductility than absolute strength. This is a great discussion btw, thanks to the OP for posting!

 

[TC]

This is a great discussion btw, thanks to the OP for posting!

...and at the other end of the spectrum we have "Knives on my cat."

(kidding, fun is to be found everywhere)

 

[Docscoot]

...and at the other end of the spectrum we have "Knives on my cat."

(kidding, fun is to be found everywhere)

Oh I’m going back and forth, my cat loves sebenzas

 

[Slice O Life]

Guys, guys, guys… the strongest metallic material in the world is the buck 110’s blade and backspring.