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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: To sub a super-material for very limited/restricted sale, and use in future submissions, using 'real world' emerging material science.
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Primary Source(s):
- https://futuristspeaker.com/business-trends/extreme-graphene-and-the-coming-super-materials-gold-rush/
- https://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/aerogels.html
- https://www.graphene-info.com/graphene-aerogel
- https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/153063-graphene-aerogel-is-seven-times-lighter-than-air-can-balance-on-a-blade-of-grass
- http://news.rice.edu/2013/03/28/even-graphene-has-weak-spots-2/
- https://cen.acs.org/articles/95/web/2017/07/Plants-inspire-exceptionally-strong-elastic.html
Name: Polymer Graphene Aerogel, or PGA Coating Material
Manufacturer: Segroth Materials Corporation
Affiliation: Segroth Materials Corporation / Closed-Market
Production: Semi-Unique
Modularity: No
Material: Vegetable Oil-based Polymer, Carbon Nano-Tubes (CNT), Epoxy Resin
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification: Compound
Weight: Very Light
Resistances –
Blasters (And other plasma type weapons): Extreme
Kinetic: Average
Lightsabers: Extreme
Other, Sonic: None
Other, EMP/Ion: Extreme
Other, Electrical: Extreme
Other, Chemical: None
Other, Biological: None
Color: Transparent
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Lighter-than-air, yet stronger than steel.
- Individual layers of this material are 0.08nm thick, and packaged in multi-layered sheets of 3750 layers, measures only .0003mm in thickness.
- Extreme resistance to heat / thermal energy gives it incredibly high resistance to energy weapons such as blasters, lasers, and lightsabers, as well as to electricity, EMP/Ion damage.
- Exceptional strength provides resistance against low-grade kinetic damage.
- Biodegradable, made from algae oil-based polymers, epoxy resin, and carbon nano-tubes (CNT)
- This substance can be applied to a variety of surfaces and materials, is transparent, and can endure even heavy exposure / punishment for several years before needing to replaced.
- Ultra-light, ultra-thin material provides extreme resistance to thermal energy attacks, enabling exposure to exceptional level of heat, electricity, and weapons such as blasters, lasers, and lightsabers. Once applied, say for example to a ship's hull, the ship would be near-impervious to damage from these sources, even without the benefit of shields!
- Can be used or applied to numerous materials, ranging from clothing and personal armor to ship's armoring and electronics.
- Provides excellent insulating quality, able to prevent critical systems from overheating or shield them from electrical, EMP/Ion, and similar threats with extreme resistance.
- Will mask an object’s thermal signature to all but the very-most ultra-sensitive and ultra-advanced scanners, including a person wearing a suit or armor using this material.
- Offers no protection or resistance to chemical, biological, or sonic damage.
- Offers average protection against kinetic damage, i.e. will provide strong protection against small kinetic weapons, but virtually none against mass drivers, large railgun artillery systems, etc.
- Highly cost-prohibitive, enabling only large corporations, well-funded militaries and governments, or large major factions to act as buyers.
- Difficult to make, quantities are always severely limited and the product is not readily replaced quickly.
- Despite being polymer-based and less brittle than more conventional silica-based graphene, the material is still susceptible to Hall-Petch Effect, meaning that microscopic cracks can emerge that can weaken areas of the product by 50%. PGA is sold in layered forms, which negates this somewhat, however over time continued use will exasperate these flaws and hasten biodegradation, giving the material a half-lifespan of 7.5-17.5 years. This number is significantly shortened if the material is subjected to extreme exposure to energy attacks, kinetic damage, or other threats over prolonged time, meaning - for example - a warship using this coating material which sees a lot of combat may have to replace the coating in 3-10 years instead, depending on how much punishment it endures.
- Thermal-masking applies only to covered areas.
Made through a patented cryogenic freezing process, the polymer - itself made from simple aquatic algae which can be grown in a little over two weeks' time - is added to carbon nano-tubes and an epoxy resin made from the material. The result is highly flexible, ultra-lightweight, super-strong material with incredible properties that enable it to absorb, store, and dissipate electrical and thermal energy with terrific efficiency. Able to act as an insulating coating, protecting critical systems and circuitry from electricity, EMP/Ion, and overheating, even when exposed to extremely high temperatures, or used to mask thermal signatures of ships, vehicles, or even personal clothing and armor, the real benefit lies in its resistance to blasters, lasers, and even lightsabers. This material, used to coat a starship, eliminates the need for a bulky heat sink apparatus, and provides extreme protection even without other shielding!
Difficult to produce in large quantities and incredibly expensive, it remains virtually beyond the reach of even the wealthiest individuals and remains the asset of very large factions, well-financed militaries and governments, or large conglomerates. It's uses toward stealth, defense, and electronics are many however, making this one of the galaxy's most unique, strongest, and most versatile materials.
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