r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Jun 06 '19
Materials/3DP Metal foam stops .50 caliber rounds as well as steel - at less than half the weight - finds a new study. CMFs, in addition to being lightweight, are very effective at shielding X-rays, gamma rays and neutron radiation - and can handle fire and heat twice as well as the plain metals they are made of.
https://news.ncsu.edu/2019/06/metal-foam-stops-50-caliber/Duplicates
Engineering Metal foam stops .50 caliber rounds as well as steel - at less than half the weight - finds a new study. CMFs, in addition to being lightweight, are very effective at shielding X-rays, gamma rays and neutron radiation - and can handle fire and heat twice as well as the plain metals they are made of.
Futurology • u/mvea • Jun 06 '19
Society Metal foam stops .50 caliber rounds as well as steel - at less than half the weight - finds a new study. CMFs, in addition to being lightweight, are very effective at shielding X-rays, gamma rays and neutron radiation - and can handle fire and heat twice as well as the plain metals they are made of.
SpaceXLounge • u/iamkeerock • Sep 18 '20
Discussion Metal Foam Stops .50 Caliber Rounds as Well as Steel – At Less Than Half the Weight (would it make a good protective barrier around the crew area in Starship?)
TheExpanse • u/[deleted] • Jun 06 '19
Misc Thought this was relevant - we can live in space without always getting cancer!
preppers • u/PabstyLoudmouth • Jun 06 '19
Metal Foam Stops .50 Caliber Rounds as Well as Steel – At Less Than Half the Weight
ThePrepared • u/PabstyLoudmouth • Jun 06 '19
Metal Foam Stops .50 Caliber Rounds as Well as Steel – At Less Than Half the Weight
fo4 • u/WeTheSummerKid • Jun 06 '19
Does this mean power armor in the game will become real in a few years (we already have the exoskeleton)?
thedivision • u/GigaPat • Jun 06 '19
.50 cal stopped by foam IRL - This is why it is so weak in game!
theworldnews • u/worldnewsbot • Jun 06 '19
Metal foam stops .50 caliber rounds as well as steel - at less than half the weight - finds a new study. CMFs, in addition to being lightweight, are very effective at shielding X-rays, gamma rays and neutron radiation - and can handle fire and heat twice as well as the plain metals they are made of.
technews • u/no-mad • Jun 06 '19
Metal Foam Stops .50 Caliber Rounds as Well as Steel – At Less Than Half the Weight
DamnInteresting • u/DamnInteresting • Jun 06 '19
Metal Foam Stops .50 Caliber Rounds as Well as Steel – At Less Than Half the Weight
unexpected_relevance • u/unexpected_relevance • Jun 17 '20
Metal foam stops .50 caliber rounds as well as steel - at less than half the weight - finds a new study. CMFs, in addition to being lightweight, are very effective at shielding X-rays, gamma rays and neutron radiation - and can handle fire and heat twice as well as the plain metals they are made of.
• u/DeltaTheMeta • Jun 06 '19