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What is stronger than steel?
Spider silk
What is strongest variety of silk?
Spider silk. Stronger than steel.
HOW did the Chinese Silk change the world?
silk changed the world by letting us have some silk in our clothing and did you know silk is stronger than steel!
What spider can spin a web five times stronger than steel?
Any web-spinning spider can do it, it is a property of spider silk. When it is said that spider silk is stronger than steel, this does not mean the webs themselves as is. It means that if you had enough spider silk to weave into the same thickness as a steel cable, the spider silk would have a tensile strength five times greater.
Why are Spider filaments stronger than steel but easily destroyed?
Spiders silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Very fine steel wire is easily broken by hand, but if you could make spider silk of the same weight as normal steel wire it would be much harder to break.
What insect made material is stronger than steel?
Spider silk. The reason it seems so weak when you accidentally walk through a web is because it is so thin. If you could make spider silk thicker it would be stronger than a steel cable.
What is stronger metal or fabric?
Honestly, it depends. Pound for pound, there are a number of fabrics that are stronger than most metals. For instance, Kevlar is a fabric and is far stronger than steel. Golden orb spider silk has been woven into fabric and is far stronger than steel or Kevlar.
Is a diamond stronger than steel?
Yes. Actually... a diamond is NOT 'stronger' than steel. A diamond is 'harder' than steel, but it is not stronger.
Is steel stronger than nylon?
Steel is stronger than nylon
Is silk stronger than steel?
Bamboo has greater tensile strength (or resistance to being pulled apart) than steel, and it withstands compression better than concrete. However, untreated bamboo will swell from water absorption, significantly lowering its effectiveness.Bamboo's tensile strength is roughly 28,000 per square inch versus steel's 23,000.
Is natural silk stronger than nylon?
Yes. Natural silk is far more stronger than nylon. Because nylon has filaments.
Is silk is stronger than cotton?
Yes, cotton is stronger than silk because ithas a longer foliage resistance. hope this helps!
