Body Armour
Graphene has a to potential to create a form of super armour for soldiers and potentially people all around the world. Due to the strength of its 0.142 Nm-long carbon bonds, graphene is the strongest material ever discovered, with an ultimate tensile strength of 130,000,000,000 Pascals, compared to 400,000,000 for A36 structural steel, or 375,700,000 for Aramid better known as Kevlar. These tests have shown that graphene could withstand blows that would punch through solid steel, making it an ideal coating of protection. This could be implemented in vehicles such as tanks and even more so body armour. Due to graphene being extremely lightweight, chemically inert, and flexible as well as its large surface area and strength, it can soon be a replacement to Kevlar. But due to its thinness, it could even be implemented in everyday clothing. All in all, the potential is limitless and graphene can serve as the greatest way to protect ourselves from any incoming threat or enhance our daily lives.
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