TL9+ Wood [Ultratech]

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Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl

From the recent reports, the laminated densified wood is as strong and tough as high quality steel at the same thickness, but it is 1/3 the mass and costs the same per mass (three times as much as steel of the same thickness).

Those numbers don't add up. If it's the same cost per unit mass and 1/3rd the density, it should be 1/3rd the cost per unit thickness. Did you perhaps mean the same cost per unit thickness, and thus 3x the cost per unit mass? As good* as steel, and the same cost but 1/3rd the weight would allow it to rapidly replace steel in a lot of areas, assuming it lives up to the hype.

*It's arguably better, as it won't rust. Wood rot could potentially be an issue, but it might not cost too much to treat it to prevent that.

Originally Posted by Luke Bunyip

If it can be bent, and it has a residual amount of spring greater than that of steel, IMHO it would be great for making the framing for chairs.

I was thinking more along the lines of all-wood furniture. While it could work for such, I suspect it would be comically thin in order to see a weight savings. As a framing material it should work just fine, however.