[RocketsNW] Silk Lay-Ups

[greg at blastzone.com]

Is there some indication that silk provides the same
strength/stiffness/whatever as carbon fiber?  


On Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:47:46 -0800 (PST), Sam Grado <vonrang at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Well that is what I was considering. 
>  
> There are industrial grades of silk cloth and the price per yard seemed
> affordable compared to CF cloth.
>  
> I am exploring the use of silk to augment or replace some CF in airframe
> and fin lay-ups.
> 
> Sam Grado
> TRA L2
> 
> "If you're going to build it, build it from scratch"!
> 
> sales at pvconly.com
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> --- On Mon, 2/1/10, Bill Munds <appusher at q.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Bill Munds <appusher at q.com>
> Subject: RE: [RocketsNW] Silk Lay-Ups
> To: vonrang at yahoo.com, "Dave Randall" <dmrandall at gmail.com>,
> rockets at rocketsnw.com
> Date: Monday, February 1, 2010, 12:53 PM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Sam,
> Why not test it?  Newspaper and white glue work pretty well structurally
> (Jr. High science project).
> I would think that silk being pretty strong by itself would work if in
> multiple layers in different directions.
>  
> Hmmm.......
> 
> 
> 
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>> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 07:33:48 -0800
>> From: vonrang at yahoo.com
>> To: dmrandall at gmail.com; rockets at rocketsnw.com
>> Subject: Re: [RocketsNW] Silk Lay-Ups
>> 
>> Yes, silk fabric for axial flexture and sheer strength.
>> 
>> 
>> Sam Grado
>> TRA L2
>> 
>> "If you're going to build it, build it from scratch"!
>> 
>> sales at pvconly.com
>> http://www.pvconly.com
>> http://www.sugarshot.org/bios/sgrado.html
>> http://groups.google.com/group/PVC-Motor-Rockets
>> 
>> --- On Mon, 2/1/10, Dave Randall <dmrandall at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> From: Dave Randall <dmrandall at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [RocketsNW] Silk Lay-Ups
>> To: "Sam Grado" <vonrang at yahoo.com>
>> Date: Monday, February 1, 2010, 8:40 AM
>> 
>> 
>> Sam,
>> 
>> I've embedded different cloths in a couple of rockets for decorative
>> purposes (not strength)... Is that what you're asking about, or is it
>> for strength?
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 4:56 AM, Sam Grado <vonrang at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > Has anyone here worked with silk cloth for airframe lay-ups?
>> >
>> > Sam Grado
>> > TRA L2
>> >
>> > "If you're going to build it, build it from scratch"!
>> >
>> > sales at pvconly.com
>> > http://www.pvconly.com
>> > http://www.sugarshot.org/bios/sgrado.html
>> > http://groups.google.com/group/PVC-Motor-Rockets
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> -- 
>> - Dave
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