Typical diameter (SWCNT)1 billionths m
200 trillionthsSUV lengths
3.3 billionthsLight-nanoseconds
234 trillionthsTrampoline diameters
1 nm
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Carbon Nanotube
A rolled-up sheet of graphene with superhero properties/Scientific Objects
A single-walled carbon nanotube is essentially a sheet of graphene rolled into a cylinder about 1 nanometer in diameter. These tubes are roughly 100 times stronger than steel at one-sixth the weight, can conduct electricity better than copper, and conduct heat better than diamond. They are the strongest material ever measured.
Measurements
Typical length100 millionths m
154 millionthsOboe lengths
5 thousandthsAcorn lengths
6.6 millionthsShuffleboard courts
Up to 100 micrometers
Tensile strength63 billion Pa
630 quadrillionAnt footsteps
3.1 millionHydraulic jacks
6.3 millionCar brakes
63 GPa
Linear density1.3 quadrillionths kg
48.1 quintillionthsDalmatian dogs
3.1 sextillionthsSpace Stations
Per micrometer
Stability in vacuum4,273 K
3.36Kiln firings
1.7 tenthsPlasma torch arcs
Up to about 4000 degrees C