AzurePhoenix Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Does any one know how much a certain volume of nanotubes (single or multi-walled will do) would weigh, as well as an equivalent volume of mammalian skeletal calcium? Which is "stronger," and which has greater flexibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenSon Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Here is a good website on nanotubes...It compares tensile strength and density of multiwalled and single walled nanotubes to steel ect but not skeletal calcium. Its also has the density values that you wanted I'll have to do a bit more looking for that bone stuff though. ~Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 As it is, I'm forever endebted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenSon Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 No problem all i did was google it...Also im pretty sure i heard somewhere (i know not very scientific) that bone was stronger then steel because it was more flexable. I would be inclined to disagree with that though.... ~Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 That's good enough for me, you don't exactly need perfect data when it comes to fiction-writing. Hmmmm, lightweight, flexible, stronger than bone or steel..... any compounds spring to mind? And also, thanks again *hug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenSon Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I dunno titanium? that sounds alright, also the Aluminium alloys used in car pannels are also very impact resistant though not so malleable...fiction writing huh what about? ~Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 Well, this is background anatomy for the realms basic draconic species. I'm looking for the perfect bones for a huge flying predator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenSon Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Why not something like a made up compund that is a strong solid untill it is impacted when it liquifys and when it returns to its original shape it resolidifies i think that would be good bones at least not more broken ones... ~Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 Right now I'm just saying it's "Dragon Ivory" a remarkalby resiliant substance, but much lighter than bone, and very flexible. It bonds easily with metals, minerals and other compounds (hence metallic dragons). Heals very quickly, and also make up the base structure of scales (living, not dead like those of reptiles) barbs, horns, teeth, and talons. I was hopeful about carbon tubes because of their newfanlged properties, and them being carobn and all. No worries, I'll just say it's some mystical element. Thanx for all's ya's help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 No problem all i did was google it...Also im pretty sure i heard somewhere (i know not very scientific) that bone was stronger then steel because it was more flexable. I would be inclined to disagree with that though.... ~Scott i really doubt it. what they taught in physics class was that bone is roughly as brittle as brick. dragon stuff sounds interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 it is, but its friggin' frustrating. Have you ever had to draw an avian respiratory system augmented for optimum use by a giant aerial lizard? Very stressful. Especially now that i have to draw a complete anatomical image which inlcudes the circulatory and digestive systems, the skeleton, and the purely draconic organs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 it is, but its friggin' frustrating. Have you ever had to draw an avian respiratory system augmented for optimum use by a giant aerial lizard? cant say that i have... augmented for optimum use... my general assumption is that thanks to good old evolution "optimum" would be roughly what our lungs are shaped like. or did you mean more like some artificial aid? dragon ironlung? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 You haven't seen an avian lung? It's amazingly efficient compared to ours. I'll find a good link to show you. Basically, i'ts got like ten extra air sacks, so when the bird exhales, air automatically flows into the lung, so air is always being absorbed, while used air is shunted to different sacks to be expelled. But for a dragon, i also have to incorporate their "dragon heart" the magic/plasma chamber, make the lungs larger comparatively to make up for the greater relative mass, and find a way to fit it into a totally different body plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 Here are links, each one is a different style, to suit your preference http://www.biology.eku.edu/RITCHISO/birdrespiration.html http://w3.dwm.ks.edu.tw/bio/activelearner/44/ch44c7.html and http://pharyngula.org/~pzmyers/MyersLab/teaching/Bi104/l07/birdlungs.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenSon Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 i really doubt it. what they taught in physics class was that bone is roughly as brittle as brick. I believe i said i would be inclied to disagree with that though... ~Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdurg Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Why not use Beryllium? Sure it's very toxic to humans when in a finely divided state, but that could be a nice little 'self defense mechanism'. Aside from lithium, beryllium is the least dense metal out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzurePhoenix Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 hmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Here are links' date=' each one is a different style, to suit your preference http://www.biology.eku.edu/RITCHISO/birdrespiration.html http://w3.dwm.ks.edu.tw/bio/activelearner/44/ch44c7.html and http://pharyngula.org/~pzmyers/MyersLab/teaching/Bi104/l07/birdlungs.html[/quote'] whoa. no i havent ever seen bird lung before. i wasnt saying you were wrong benson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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