Fireproof Expanding Graphite

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Fireproof Expanding Graphite

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Жыл бұрын

Check out my sponsor Brilliant and use this link for 20% off a premium subscription: brilliant.org/... - In this video we make intercalated graphite, useful for making graphite foil, graphene, intumescent fire barriers, superconductors, etc.. In addition to this I compare multiple methods of intumescent fire protection to find out if expandable graphite preforms as well as carbon foam.
As a result of my tests in this video: For indoor intumescent fireproofing I recommend using commercially made paints containing ammonium or melamine polyphosphate and pentaerythritol. I have not compared brand names to identify the very best fireproof paint, but several that I believe will provide very good protection are as follows:
- Contego Reactive Fire Barrier
- Firetect WT-102
- Fireguard E84
- Flameoff Fire Barrier Paint
Robert Murray Smith's intercalated graphite playlist: • Graphene Intercalated ...
Thank you to everyone that supports this channel on Patreon! A special thanks to my top patrons: Teague Lasser, Eugene Pakhomov, Evan Hughes, Edward Unthank, and those who have chosen to remain anonymous. Thank you!
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@Nighthawkinlight Жыл бұрын

In case you missed my video about Starlite which is referenced several times, here's a link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zq-SisSe1cepk4E.html Thanks for watching!

@jaysengstacken2118 Жыл бұрын

PLEASE continue on the negative energy paint.

@Nighthawkinlight Жыл бұрын

@@jaysengstacken2118 Fear not ;)

@lothre Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Informative, AND entertaining for sure! Thank you

@stevenwilliams9359 Жыл бұрын

"Smaller graphite particles have a higher surface area-to-volume ratio, which increases the rate of sulfate ion adsorption on the surface. However, the increased surface area also means that there are more lattice defects on the surface, which can act as barriers to the diffusion of sulfate ions into the interior of the particles. As a result, intercalation of smaller graphite particles typically requires a higher temperature and a longer reaction time in order to overcome these barriers and achieve a complete intercalation. In contrast, larger graphite particles have a lower surface area-to-volume ratio, which decreases the rate of sulfate ion adsorption on the surface. However, the lower surface area also means that there are fewer lattice defects on the surface, which can act as barriers to the diffusion of sulfate ions. As a result, intercalation of larger graphite particles can typically be achieved at a lower temperature and a shorter reaction time." - ChatGPT

@Nighthawkinlight Жыл бұрын

@@stevenwilliams9359 Hmm... Maybe. Seems like this could be a prime example of ChatGPT's overconfidence in its answers

@jp-um2fr Жыл бұрын

I worked for the British Ministry of Defence. I did some crude tests on 'fire retardent foam', the sort that is used in furniture. I was VERY disapointed. Believe it or not wool as in felt was by far the best. So, a challenge for you - find a better fire retardent soft covering / filling better than wool.

@Nighthawkinlight Жыл бұрын

Great idea. Wool is really hard to beat.

@PT0B Жыл бұрын

Wool soaked in Borax!

@ChillyJack Жыл бұрын

They sell carbon felt for soft pliable heat shielding behind welding and soldering. It's really effective and super soft to the touch. Can also be used as a wick for burning thicker oils like used cooking oil.

@pinaz993 Жыл бұрын

If you want to go the water-containing chemical route, you might try saturating the wool or felt in a solution of water and Epsom salt, aka Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate, then letting the product dry. Each molecule of the salt has 7 water molecules attached, which would make it take quite a bit of energy to heat it up. Epsom salt does decay at high temperatures, but it does so by letting go of water molecules one by one, which might even displace oxygen at the site of the fire. Add in layers of intumescent material, and you might have something that is effectively fireproof. Or, you might not. I'm not a chemist, just someone who's watched a lot of Nile Red.

@loveblowsbad Жыл бұрын

"Dig my credentials, am I retarded or a lier?" Some idiot online... Both, ether, not important. Welcome to the internet.

@lettersnstuff Жыл бұрын

I work in construction, doing telecom, and I’ve used the red putty in the video a good amount. it’s worth mentioning, that the putty has a really different application than the fireproofing paint. we use putty to stop up the sleeves we use if we need to run cable through a wall, or inside an electrical box, for other applications like sealing, they use a caulk that cures hard. the putty, at least to my understanding, only needs to stop smoke getting between rooms, or, say the insulation of your cables catches fire, to stop it using the data network to spread fire throughout the whole building, I’d be interested to see how the putty reacts when heat is applied to it while it’s inside a confined space, pack some into the end of a 1” pipe or something. I dunno if the results would be different, but they might be.

@Nighthawkinlight Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience!

@necroimages Жыл бұрын

Are you talking about Chico?

@ThinkingandTinkering Жыл бұрын

hiya mate - thank you for the mention in the video - that was a real kindness and well appreciated - all the best - Rob

@wbedard Жыл бұрын

This is an great example of the depth of information and excellent presentation that led me to support you on Patreon. I look forward to every video you make. Keep up the great work!

@musef7883 Жыл бұрын

Nice video as always. I also was happy seeing a Robert Murray-Smith shout out. He definetly deserves more attention

@gutsngorrrr Жыл бұрын

Great video as ever. I did think this sort of expanding fire putty stuff was put around pipes and electrical systems, allowing them to move, but in the event of a fire, the material expanded filling any gaps and therefore stopping the spread of the fire from room to room.

@Nighthawkinlight Жыл бұрын

Yes I have an intumescent collar for a 4" pipe I might test in a short video. That is one purpose that is pretty interesting and useful

@RealWunderBanana Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I know I've said it a couple times, but you are my favorite KZfaq channel. You find the coolest things that I have never even heard of or even thought about and make it into a super straight forward, awesome video.

@millanferende6723 11 ай бұрын

You might enjoy "Tech Ingridients" as well then. 🙂 But yes, I really like this channels presentation style and clever, relatively simple ideas!

@101Jgold Жыл бұрын

I work with the IBEW and often use various fire proofing products. The important thing to remember about commercial fire proofing is that they all have a time rating. So perhaps the puddy with graphite flakes are good for 1 hour while the carbon foam paint is good for a longer exposure time.

@trentallen3817 Жыл бұрын

Hey! Nice another local brother 😂

@angelusmendez5084 Жыл бұрын

Robert Murray-Smith's channel is plain awesome 👏

@basher92 Жыл бұрын

The simplicity of your videos is what schools globally are missing these days............ keep it up hawk! Love the content! Much love from Malaysia!

@eduardopupucon Жыл бұрын

i wish there was an item that blocked skull basher, bkb nothing can stop it

@cbuckle5994 Жыл бұрын

The smaller mesh taking longer may have something to do with surface tension. It may also have something to do with a reduction in the capillary effect. Just a thought.

@chstoney Жыл бұрын

Or smaller flakes have more edge. 4 circles with a diameter of 1 have the same area (and with the same thickness, mass) as one circle with diameter 2, but the four smaller circles have edges with an overall length of 4pi, whereas the bigger circle has an edge with a length of 2pi. And since this reaction happens on the edge of the flakes, more edge means more reaction.

@mementomori7160 Жыл бұрын

@@chstoney Oh, just wrote the same, I think this is the reason, for the same amount of flakes it'd be faster for the smaller ones, but for the same amount of mass there is a big difference in their numbers

@user-cp6nn3my1p Жыл бұрын

The reaction happened faster in the larger flakes though?

@JamesChurchill Жыл бұрын

Yeah, if it was just "more edge speeds up the reaction" it would have been obvious and not commented on. The actual result which is reversed implies that the reaction which opens the edge is a lot slower than the intercalation itself, which completes rapidly even if it has to cover a large surface area.

@absalomdraconis Жыл бұрын

Supposing that the opening _is_ the restraining factor, then the reduced number of atoms on the edge may also be a factor: if the intercalation is sufficiently faster, then it would imply that the opening of the edge is dominated by random chance as much as anything else, with the result that "rolling more dice" is the most effective way to speed things up.

@jalipedia6776 20 күн бұрын

I run a firestop installation business in Indonesia, watching this video provides new insight which is very important for my business, I am very grateful and appreciative to the creator of this video

@cvoisineaddis Жыл бұрын

I just want to say I love this channel. It's not always about something I'm interested in but I can tell it's always something Ben was curious about or interested in and wanted to make a video.

@mementomori7160 Жыл бұрын

I think the smaller mesh takes longer because of the reaction first taking place on the edge of the flakes. For the same amount of flakes, yes it'll be faster for the smaller ones, but for the same amount of mass, there will be a lot more small flakes and a lot more molecules that are the working edge

@colinrobert5492 Жыл бұрын

Nicely done! A great video to introduce to intercalated graphite. If you want to go a bit further, you can actually produce high quality graphene via the modified Hummer's method, which is just a few steps further. You would need some h2o2 in your water and hydrazine as accelerator, but then make sure that the quantity is small, you have a ice chunks surrounding your Erlenmeyer flask and and extra cover (fume hood is possible). Cleaning and recovering the graphene is the most tedious step, using a roto evaporator and centrifuge at least 4-5 times. Thanks again for the video, it does bring me back 10-12 years, when I was working on nano sensors during my PhD.

@deathedell215 Жыл бұрын

the h2o2 would have to be pure otherwise the hydrazine gets mad

@colinrobert5492 Жыл бұрын

@@deathedell215 I think you are right, now you mention it. I can't remember if we had any water at all. Mind it was a long time ago. I wouldn't recommend chancing it if you're unsure of what you're doing :)

@dfunited1 Жыл бұрын

You've never led me astray with channel suggestions! Robert Murray Smith already had my subscription, but I'm sure many others will enjoy his content.

@mariexichen1136 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating! I recently started exploring graphite use in refractory and foundry applications. Not sure how expanding graphite applies, but the information, especially graphite foil, is fascinating.

@paulmccoy2908 Жыл бұрын

Ben that’s fantastic. You have a very accessible educational approach and presentation style and I’m sure that’s why your channel is so successful. Please keep it up. Now do carbon nanotubes.

@l0I0I0I0 Жыл бұрын

Yes!!! Nanotubes!!!!!! Yea!

@markwritt8541 Жыл бұрын

An interesting video. Nothing wrong with your own paint test not being equal to commercial compounds. Chad move shouting out Robert. As he would point out, discovering an idea doesn't work out isn't really a failure, but gaining knowledge.

@RandallStephens397 Жыл бұрын

I have a hypothesis about why the finer-grain graphite was more difficult to react: While the stoichiometry is the same (1g coarse graphite, 1g fine graphite), and while reaction rate is typically proportional to surface area, of which the fine-grain has more, in this case, it's the completion of the reaction that we're looking for, and with more surface area to react, it just takes longer (for the same concentration of acid and nitrate). I think of you used more acid and nitrate in proportion to the increased surface area, the reaction would proceed at a rate more similar to the coarse graphite. Would love to see this tested.

@barcodenosebleed5485 Жыл бұрын

Kinda along the lines I was thinking. Once you pop open a layer on the coarse grain, it's open. A lot more total layer popping needs to happen with smaller particles.

@3nertia Жыл бұрын

You never disappoint! I was just looking into graphite as electrodes in electrolysis the other day and then you kindly show me how to make my own :D

@leiamconway5484 Жыл бұрын

I am a fire alarm technician. The NEC requires fire putty on any sleeve passing through a firewall. Bearing that in mind it is applied from both sides of the entry and exit point. The small flakes in the fire putty are meant to expand and drive the putty further in towards the center of the wall and also outwards towards the center of the room. Thus it compresses and seals the point from fire being able to penetrate from one side of the wall to the other.

@NandR Жыл бұрын

So I wonder what your graphite concoction would do in higher concentrations in a paint or as the foil. Just curious. Great video as always can never get enough.

@yura2424 Жыл бұрын

This is very interesting and informative. No unnecessary words, everything is on point!

@polloprestigioso Жыл бұрын

Man I just love this man so much, so interested in what he's saying, he might do this as a job, but he loves making this videos, I'm 98% sure of it. its been like 8 years watching you, and never got bored. Keep on making these man

@auselessdigit575 7 ай бұрын

Reminds me of magic snakes from the joke shop when I was a kid. Little black pellet, you set it alight and it expands into a long 'snake'.

@ChefForelle Жыл бұрын

Awesome Video! Graphite is a really interesting material. I first learned about its intercallation property a couple of years ago when i was experimenting with dual-carbon intercallation cells as an alternative to traditional battery cells

@StirlingLighthouse Жыл бұрын

You never cease to amaze. Outstanding research and topics. Thank you 🙏 ❤

@Abeuss Жыл бұрын

I’ve been fire caulking/blocking all week. I remember the starlite video. I think we have all tested the fire caulking upon introduction. Surprisingly some fire blocking products will catch for just a second before going out.

@JamesChurchill Жыл бұрын

"Self extinguishing" is commonly used in fireproof materials. They contain chemicals which block combustion, but are locked either mechanically or chemically inside the material until the initial flame releases them. That way the material retains it's flame retardant properties for a long time at normal temperatures even if ordinarily they'd slowly diffuse away.

@WheezardX Жыл бұрын

When I see a NHL video drop, it is time for KZfaq. Not many channels that I drop what I'm doing to watch. Keep on being excellent!

@wowman142 2 ай бұрын

Amazing 🤩 Just remember: don’t treat acid burns on your hands with a base to “neutralize it”. Usually bases do more damage than acids, and usually you just get a combined acid burn and base burn in the end. Best practice is just regular old running water. It will dilute the acid/base and neutralize it.

@maxhammick948 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if the putty is more designed to rely on the expansion of internal particles? Those might cause the putty to swell a little, allowing it to seal any small gaps that might remain from installation. Mixing in particles will always result in some on the surface (just like a chocolate chip cookie), and these may not add much, but you'd get some particles contained within the putty applying force to it.

@nicknolte5700 Жыл бұрын

damn, that was pretty interesting to pounder.

@glenngriffon8032 Жыл бұрын

People laughed at me when I said I had a favorite element. People who understand elements thought I was kind of boring because my favorite element is Carbon. It's been wonderful being vindicated by people seeing just how amazing and versatile this atom is. Makes life, protects your home from fire, makes your written records, strong, powerful, flexible. Good ol Six. Is there anything it cannot do?

@sarchlalaith8836 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful to see my three go to science guys mention each other {you, RMS, Tech Ingredients, sorry explosions and fire, Chemiolis and thiosol, love you too}

@jj74qformerlyjailbreak3 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for giving Robert Murray Smith Channel a shout out. He is the reason I started my journey into electronics and engineering. I love that man.

@pulmonary_yoghurt Жыл бұрын

Thank you for yet another truly great video. It brings a smile to my face to see high quality content being successful on KZfaq. I hope you are doing well. Thank you.

@miklov Жыл бұрын

Excellent video as always! There seem to be lots of interesting further experiments to do with the various practical applications of the expanded graphite, though at the moment I am drawing a blank. But I'll look forward to the next video no matter what the topic may be, keep up the good work!

@simongibbs9392 Жыл бұрын

Robert Murray Smith is a bloody talented genius been watching that guy for years

@RichardCranium321 Жыл бұрын

Robert Murray Smith is amazing... i love his channel & childlike joy with experiments.

@randomname4726 Жыл бұрын

Very informative and interesting video. I am about to get back into my long lost rocketry hobby and have been thinking about trying a 3D Printed PEEK nozzle with a graphite insert or some sort of carbon based lining. It's a pity the gas flow would rip this stuff right off. I wonder if you could use it as internal heatproofing on the combustion chamber walls. I might try it just to see what happens to it under pressure.

@Nighthawkinlight Жыл бұрын

If you expand the graphite first you could compress it as a lining in the nozzle and it would conform to the walls in the same way it makes a foil

@randomname4726 Жыл бұрын

@@Nighthawkinlight Thanks, would I have to bond it to the walls in some way?

@Nighthawkinlight Жыл бұрын

@@randomname4726 I'm not sure, it depends how grippy your nozzle wall is and how hard the graphite is pressed. Probably a rammed clay nozzle would benefit from having some of the expanded graphite included also.

@randomname4726 Жыл бұрын

@NightHawkInLight I will have to experiment with it. I've made plenty of little rammed clay nozzles when younger, but now I'm into bigger motors with proper turned nozzles, etc. Last one I made was H class using a convergent/divergent nozzle made from fiberglass & metal reinforced body filler, which I cast into a cylinder and turned down on a wood lathe (no metal lathe unfortunately (yet!)). It worked brilliantly. Now, I want to make a working nozzle for an M class motor (only 32x more powerful, lol), but it will need to be stronger and also survive the exhaust for several seconds.

@absalomdraconis Жыл бұрын

@@randomname4726 : If you have a wood lathe, then you have a light-duty metal lathe. You should look up how to form sheet metal over a mold on a lathe, to see if it would be useful for your projects.

@killpidone Жыл бұрын

Have you tried dumping high voltage to flakes after expansion to make graphene like you did with the coffee grounds?

@Nighthawkinlight Жыл бұрын

For the flash graphene process it doesn't really matter what state the carbon is in beforehand because the intense heat nearly vaporizes it. Using this flake probably would be no different from using coffee grounds or any other carbon source.

@killpidone Жыл бұрын

@@Nighthawkinlight ah didn't know if quality and impurity would be affected.

@MrxEVILCRAZYx Жыл бұрын

I haven't seen a video from you since your "How to scramble an egg in its shell," video! Boy oh boy is it nice to be watching such a fun and well put-together video. Thank you for your content brother!

@Alba_Longa Жыл бұрын

1:00 F-ck me, that's like zit popping video from hell.

@MarkLawsonY3K Жыл бұрын

Murray-Smith is so much fun. He connects and so unique....like you. Sincere Thanks. Lawson

@sketchpalosotherchannel Жыл бұрын

How does he not have 10 million subs yet I love this channel 😭

@keshhan6412 Жыл бұрын

Guys like NightHawk and TechIngredients are the true heroes of the KZfaq.

@Hexlattice Жыл бұрын

This is me totally theorizing and not knowing what I'm talking about, but your point about the intercalation reaction happening faster with larger flakes made me think of how a low pressure lifting bag can get a lot of force over a large area. Since this reaction is one where layers are being lifted apart from each other, perhaps the reaction happens faster because these larger flakes have larger areas between them and perhaps get pulled the part more easily.

@DieselDan8411 Жыл бұрын

You should check out Pyrolitic graphite, there's actually two different types of crystalline structures. There's CN (Continuously Nucleated) and SN (Substraight Nucleated). Also there's a product called Firex that is made by Minerals Technologies Pyrogenics group, it is a fire resistant two part epoxy. I use to work for this group and manufactured all the stated products.

@tracybowling1156 Жыл бұрын

I ALWAYS learn something from your videos. They are ALWAYS so interesting! You are a brilliant man. And you make learning easy. You def have a wonderful way of teaching us and helping us understand the things you're interested in! I'm ALWAYS excited to see another video from you!! Happy Valentine's Day!

@mattfleming86 Жыл бұрын

Crazy. I was checking your channel very recently to make sure I hadn't got unsubscribed or missed anything. Nice to see you back!

@haldersoham4 Жыл бұрын

great video! I think the #2 graphite will take more energy to react because it's reacting fully(more surface area), whereas #1 has less surface area overall, for the same weight of graphite.

@infertilepiggy5667 Жыл бұрын

Yes boy Rob got a mention, love both your channels been watching for too many years

@endertrot9998 Ай бұрын

6:50 “Do as you gotta, add acid to water” it’s an old quote, but one that continues to stick with me even though I’m not a chemist. For those unfamiliar, you always pour acid into water and never the other way around, because when pouring water into acid, your likely going to create a steam bubble and splash the stuff into your face, while the other way around is much safer.

@PotholesInMyLawn Жыл бұрын

you have figured out how to get people to watch the ad read....the cute bird was brilliant ...liked and subscribed

@uspockdad6429 Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear Robert Murray Smith called out here. Both of you guys are my go-to channels to get my science related fix.

@vallor8322 Жыл бұрын

I am big fan of Robert Murray-Smith. His heating and electric generation videos are enlightening and easy to grasp.

@grahamking9121 Жыл бұрын

Intriguing! Thank you for highlighting these facts. I much appreciate your calm, articulate delivery!

@woophereigo9755 Жыл бұрын

*_Not to be weird or anything, long time fan here, but within the first minute, you said this material came as a surprise._* I see it everywhere in contracting jobs of which I've been a part.

@gizelle-s Жыл бұрын

I'm always excited when one of your videos come out! Keep up the amazing work!

@midbc1midbc199 Жыл бұрын

The quick noodle expansion type graphite is used for the main property I seen was the instantaneous expansion to a long distance

@Bo-kq8tn 10 ай бұрын

WOAH. I went on a deep dive a while back about cheap adhesive carbon-based skin stretch sensors for costume puppetry, it's really cool to learn how to make a cheap low quality version of graphene! The expanded graphite foil was especially interesting though, I would love to try and roll some onto some stretch bandages and measure the resistance when it's stretched! Thank you for the clear, concise, and interesting video :D

@justinbanks2380 Жыл бұрын

New NighthawkinLight!!! Such a very cool project and deep dive into the topic!! My mind is already spinning with ideas and questions 😁🤯

@ChronosCooper Жыл бұрын

An absolute must watch for science interested people. Thanks for the Knowledge

@wonjez3982 Жыл бұрын

Great video, nice to see you back nhil ;) 4:00 i think a disclaimer is needed there. Baking soda will not negate the dangers of acids, so before anyone starts experimenting with strong acids, make sure you follow the standard safety precautions. Always make sure you read the specific instructions and in this case, if you spill any chemicals (unknown or mixed), dilute and wash it off under flowing water for 20 mins, without rubbing on it. I don't know any exact combinations, but neutralising an acid, especially on skin can produce harmful byproducts and heat, so even a 'weak' acid can cause serious damage. Same goes for washing your hands with soap which can have unknown ingredients.

@Nighthawkinlight Жыл бұрын

Baking soda is at minimum fine for sulfuric, nitric, and hydrochloric acids. The reaction products are sodium sulfate, sodium nitrate, and table salt respectively. Heat of neutralization is not an issue because baking soda's alkalinity is mild and the large volume of water is a heat sink. It is also a helpful solution because CO2 bubbles indicate when there is still acid present.

@ThisRandomUsername Жыл бұрын

Thanks for mentioning Robert Murray Smith. He's got so many videos on so many projects, and comes out with new ones all the time. His channel is sort of the opposite of yours where he tries something and if it remotely works he puts up a video that day, then the next day he'll improve it or do further testing.

@sidjoosin6549 Жыл бұрын

in Alchemy blackpowder consist of three - charcoal, sulphur and saltpeter (salmoniac or ammonia nitrate salt). Runaway reaction is when its expansion turns to explosion

@Splarkszter Жыл бұрын

Another awesome piece of high quality content clearly made with love and passion. Thank you so much!!!

@bcrawford6115 Жыл бұрын

The quality of your videography is top notch and the content is outstanding too. Keep up the good work.

@dalelarie2173 Жыл бұрын

6:14 in the same way that activated charcoal has an incredible surface area, my guess is that the small particle size of the finer graphite will react slower because there are so many more reaction sites for the sulfuric acid to attack. At the same reaction rate, there is a lot more reactant to go through

@joemurray8902 Жыл бұрын

That is so cool! The expanding graphite then rolling it into a foil?!?!?! 🤯

@BVLVI Жыл бұрын

I hated you for a while. Mostly becuase I thought you were full of it. But I kept watching, and kept watching, and kept watching, and realized I was just ignorant and biased. Now you are to me the most valuable youtuber on the platform. If I could pick only one creator, I would pick you. Your videos hold more valuable than any other by far and away. You taught me about HHO, helped me dream about what awesome things I could build. Your a spark of brilliance my friend. Thank you

@Nighthawkinlight Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that's very kind! It speaks well of you that you kept watching someone you disagreed with and changed your opinion as a result. I'm curious what project you first saw that you thought was false?

@BVLVI Жыл бұрын

@@Nighthawkinlight The Wife and I completely overreacted when Covid hit and spent our life savings on a boat and DIY'd it into an off-grid home basically. I was extremely worried about water. When looking up different ways to desalinize water I came across your video. "DIY Salt-Water Survival Bottle (Compact Desalination Kit)" That's the one that originally had me pacing back and forth in my boat for hours. Using my best mental physics space in my mind I didn't see this would be viable for the quantity I might need in an emergency. So after lots and lots of other projects and going back to normal life. I found your HHO generator video to be an amazing idea for boats with a watermaker if you could get any kind of engine to run on Hydrogen or HHO you could have almost infinite range and power. That would be So cool!! Sorry for the rant. But you are massively inspiring!! Haha, Thanks again for everything!

@driverjamescopeland Жыл бұрын

6:17 - my guess for why the smaller material takes longer, would be less less capillary action to help the process along... more particles, and more exposed edges of lamination, with less interlaminated area to penetrate.

@bobbailey4954 10 ай бұрын

Looks like your heading down a possible path for highest quality graphene good luck in your work.

@dustinbodie5675 Жыл бұрын

this was a really cool episode! i enjoyed it and learned a lot. very interesting as are all the applications for it.

@dhirajgupta9802 Жыл бұрын

I logged in into youtube after months just to comment on your video. wour work is as always brilliant.

@idontknowmyfirstname69 Жыл бұрын

Oh my... Wow! Thank you for this video! This will be incredibly useful to me. Fr your content is seriously under rated here. You my good sir... Are the man!

@stapuft Жыл бұрын

Flake graphite is also still used as a lubricant, specifically for "pinewood derby" cars, coating the axel in it does WONDERS for allowing the axel to properly rotate.

@lordhelmchen616 Жыл бұрын

curious thought: maybe the graphite bits in the putty are meant more as a visual indicator that the putty got hot and less as a fire retardant. some people may not know what the putty is supposed to look like normally and after heat exposure and a bunch of carbon snakes sticking out help visualise a problem with heat that needs to be fixed

@blaircox1589 Жыл бұрын

The stuff you can buy at US hardware stores blows my mind. What do you get at Canadian hardware stores? The few varieties of every commonly used home building materials. That's it. The basics.

@WSmithHandyMan Жыл бұрын

Look into powertech graphite from geopro. It’s a filler used in drilling grout. It’s the flake shape and much larger than the flakes in the tin.

@jordancollin9188 Жыл бұрын

Have you seen Robert Murray Smith's arc exfoliation method? He uses a standard arc welder to exfoliate and it expands like mad. I've tried it, and mine probably expanded 5 times again what yours looked like by heating with the torch (also using no.2 flakes). It took a couple attempts at adjusting the ratio of sulfuric acid to get it super fluffy too though. Thanks for the clear explanation on what's going on as always!

@Nighthawkinlight Жыл бұрын

I'll have to try that. I just took a shot in the dark at how much nitrate and acid to use and it worked the first time so I stuck with it. Most recipes use a ton of acid which I felt was wasteful so I cut my mix way down from normal. I'll have to try other ratios since you found it makes a big difference.

@jordancollin9188 Жыл бұрын

Okay I tried it again and I was exaggerating 2x fluffier, not 5x haha. Still worth playing around

@hanelyp1 Жыл бұрын

Whiskers would impede convection. And the way the glow appears to radiate heat pretty well. Might be good in combination with a material that produces a more solid base insulating layer.

@jamesbrown99991 Жыл бұрын

Robert shows intercalation of graphite using electrolysis; another option if H2SO4 is not available in your country.

@Nighthawkinlight Жыл бұрын

There's a bunch of different ways to get the job done. That makes things interesting!

@jerbear7952 Жыл бұрын

I'd be VERY interested in a crossover video with you and Mr. Smith. You have both been doing great stuff for a looooong time.

@gregoryballestero4369 Жыл бұрын

1:00 they remind me of tiny versions of those snake "fireworks" that are usually the first thing your parents let you light alone as a lil kid

@Tiberius-84 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to find a good inexpensive fire resistant + heat insulating material that I could line a gun safe with. The water release on commercial products presents a problem when trying to protect the contents of a safe. Thanks for the interesting videos. I loved the starlite videos and have been a long time subscriber. Take care bud.

@oasisnova Жыл бұрын

your one of my favorite youtubers, incredibly underrated, been watching for years, everytime you upload i am inspired by your attention to detail, absolutly timeless.

@eclsnowman Жыл бұрын

Love the shout-out for Roberts channel. Great video as always.

@gregkramer8592 Жыл бұрын

Hey Ben (or anyone really), reach out if you would like any more information about the expandable graphite. I work for the company that actually manufactures this product and a host of others. Love the video, very educational, and you got most of the details correct. Cheers!

@vurtua7 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely think it'd be a wonderful project to make a homemade battery using that foil!

@thegreenxeno9430 Жыл бұрын

RMS has some brilliant videos around battery and capacitor innovation.

@glennkrieger Жыл бұрын

Very cool and interesting video! You got to love it when the experiment works perfectly.

@unvergebeneid Жыл бұрын

Those graphite flakes look so pretty!

@justinoblanco Жыл бұрын

Your videos are always a complete joy. Thanks so much for making them🙂

@ArimoDave Жыл бұрын

Many tree barks behave in a very similar fashion. I've noticed this effect when burning wood in my stove; fir bark swells to many times it original volume.

@msmith2961 Жыл бұрын

Dude, your presentation skills are top notch! 🤙

@sergoogle5061 Жыл бұрын

Big pre-grats on the 2m sub mark! You sure as hell deserved it. These videos are consistently top tier with some great subject matter throughout. Finding this channel was a blessing in disguise lol