Beryllium

[Guest]

This section is a bit dead at the moment, so Ill try to fix that.

What would you think about a metal almost identical to 7075 aluminum, but only 2/3 of the weight?

Good, some heads are turning. But this isnt any special alloy, but 99% pure beryllium. After Ferrari started using it for the pistons in their engines, it got outlawed in both Formula 1 and BattleBots (not in Robot Wars though).

Why, I can hear you ask? Because it offered an unfair advantage for those with endless piles of money. While a kilo of regular 7075 aluminum will set you back about 20 euros, a kilo of 99% pure beryllium will cost in excess of 4000 euros!

Anyones intressted in buying some?

[spinnerboy]

Beryllium

Ill have 10 kilos

[Guest]

Beryllium

Anyone want to guess what storm 3s gonna be made out of?

[Guest]

Beryllium

I dont think you will be able to get Beryllium in those quantities .

I give Christian bad ideas for topics.

[Guest]

Beryllium

Speaking of Storm, I wonder when Ed finds this?

Brge, this was an excellent idea!

[jim]

Beryllium

Im carving my next heavyweight chassis out of a single diamond.

[babeth]

Beryllium

What worth has the strongest armour when your robot learns to fly anyway ?

[anukhet]

Beryllium

Id rather have a robot with involuntary flying-apart syndrome than contract CBD from having the strongest, lightest armour cut out from sheets of beryllium.

[maddox]

Beryllium

Beryllium has several GIANT disadvantages.
The main one to stop every normal person is that it is poisenous,easely into lethality. Thats the main reason it is outlawed in Battlebots, not the pricetag-the next disadvantage-

And main thing, if you try to buy enough Beryllium, or certain alloys of it, you can expect a visit from the Man In Black-its a main component for any effici«nt small nuke or hydrogen bomb.

[spinnerboy]

Beryllium

Cancel my 10 kilos then

[Guest]

Beryllium

I knew that part, but I thought Id post it anyway. Exposure to the metal itself isnt to leathal, but when machining the material you always relase some quantities of dust and fumes.

Inhaling pure beryllium dust or fumes cause beryllosis, which can be fatal.

However, about 15% of the world population are naturally sensitive to beryllium. Those individuals will develop an inflammatory reaction in the respiratory system, which often results in death.

[babeth]

Beryllium

And you still wanted to bring this up ?
Well... thank you very much indeed for trying to reduce the opposition by means of autodarwination !

[anukhet]

Beryllium

.....and the audience

[kaideejee]

Beryllium

Brings a whole new meaning to the term dead metal.....

-- Kev

[swedemac]

Beryllium

Well...hes just plowing the way for us, hopefully , three teams from Sweden . We need all the advantages we can get...he he.