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[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The pieces shown in these photos are the metal parts. The bit that was most likely to break up was the cylindrical carbon fibre hull, and there are no pieces of that in evidence here. The acrylic window is also missing from the front piece.

[-] grahamsz@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

This diagram shows that the white bits are a glass fiber shell

https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/composite-submersibles-under-pressure-in-deep-deep-waters

It's not part of the pressurized system so there's really nothing to rip it to pieces. Definitely no sign of the carbon fiber parts.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush says the company had been evaluating the potential of using a carbon fiber composite hull since 2010, primarily because it permits creation of a pressure vessel that is naturally buoyant and, therefore, would enable OceanGate to forgo the use — and the significant expense — of syntactic foam on its exterior. So, for Cyclops 2 OceanGate decided to avoid the metallic hull altogether and began a search for a manufacturer that could help it develop a composite hull.

Once again the motive for the choice of carbon fibre seems to have been its relative cheapness.

[-] coldv@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

And he still charged $250k...

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

When carbon fiber is the cheap option you know things are getting crazy.

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