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**Guest** · 13 February 2004, 16:56

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Aaahh!

A security leak!

**swedemac** · 14 February 2004, 21:30

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Dont go telling all our swedish secrets!

We need all the advantage we can get to be able to beat the more experienced europeans

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**Guest** · 15 February 2004, 10:41

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Well said, Markus! Just remember what happend with the hardox wearplate.

**fwsorg** · 15 February 2004, 20:20

Nanoflex

Ive certianly been impressed with Sandvik Hacksaw blades- of all the brands Ive tried theyve been the most satisfying to cut with. Interesting stuff.

**Guest** · 16 February 2004, 07:30

Nanoflex

Swedish quality...

**m2xt** · 26 February 2004, 14:45

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I now have a sample piece of Nanoflex. Not the thickness or composite I was after (that comes later) but it will do for testing. This piece is a bonded laminate of 3 pieces of 1.4mm and has been plasma treated to offer the hardest surface possible.

Now how do I test it, any spinners or crushers want to try their luck at it? The piece is only 300 x 260mm though.

Paul

**leorcc** · 26 February 2004, 18:16

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is that the Material from Sandvik in co-operation with Philips Paul?

**leorcc** · 26 February 2004, 18:17

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never mind, i should look before i post.

**swedemac** · 27 February 2004, 22:20

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Whats the weight of that piece, Paul?
Also, since we have no idea ourselves (us swedes that is

) how good Nanoflex really is we very much would like to know what your tests shows...

**m2xt** · 28 February 2004, 09:38

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Markus, the piece weighs some 3kg. With the additional surface treatment, this test piece is rather special but if it fails to live up to expectations, then the standard treatment will be inferior. I just need to consider the best test for it. I can try a couple of things and will be happy to let you know the results. Hopefully in a few weeks I will get some virgin material of 3.2mm thick, work with that (bend drill and weld it) before heat treating it for final hardness. This is one of its advantages, although in its virgin state is still relatively hard, it can be worked on. Then when you have finished your preperation, put it in an oven at a local fab shop, heat it up and you end up with a material far harder than Hardox 450 but it also remains tough. The sales info suggests that it offers a weight saving over Ti as well.

I have to say that you Swedish may have come up with a rather special material, time will tell.

Paul

**Guest** · 28 February 2004, 16:24

Nanoflex

As I said earlier, Swedish quality...

**m2xt** · 2 March 2004, 11:28

Nanoflex

Tried one test on the Nanoflex yesterday. Approximately 8 tonnes of point force in the centre of the sheet with 2 edges supported. The sheet curved some 20mm in the middle with the force. After releasing the jack, the Nanoflex returned to its original flat shape.

Paul

**Guest** · 2 March 2004, 12:28

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Hehe, quite tough then!

**wenman** · 2 March 2004, 12:59

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What sort of area was the force applied over. Was it a point load in which case this was very impressive. Or spread over a larger area in which case its still fairly impressive that it returned to its original shape from such a large deformation.

Richard Wenman
Team Mayhem.

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