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Is Nevlar, a New Polymer Design, Stronger than Kevlar?
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SUMMARY
Nevlar, a new polymer designed by the forum user, is not expected to surpass Kevlar in strength due to suboptimal bond orientations. The user expresses uncertainty about the molecular structure's effectiveness compared to Kevlar's established design. The discussion highlights the importance of bond orbital overlaps in determining polymer strength, suggesting that without proper modeling, visual representations may mislead assessments of strength.
PREREQUISITES- Understanding of polymer chemistry
- Knowledge of molecular bonding and orbital overlaps
- Familiarity with Kevlar's structural properties
- Experience with molecular modeling software
- Research molecular modeling freeware options for visualizing polymer structures
- Study the structural properties of Kevlar and its bond orientations
- Explore advanced polymer design techniques
- Investigate the impact of bond orbital overlaps on material strength
Material scientists, polymer chemists, and engineers interested in developing new materials or comparing polymer strengths.
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3trQN
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I don't think it will be stronger, the orientations of the bonds (and what i would expect bond orbital overlaps to be like by mental picture) doesn't look nearly as optimum as in kevlar. But what do i know...
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bomba923
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Well, the bonds in my third image aren't exactly "drawn to scale" (so a mental picture might look different...). If you can suggest any molecular modeling freeware, I can post a much better image--
Why so?3trQN said:
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