304 Stainless steel is very resilient with very high elongation
probably why he chose it over the higher tensile alloys like maraging steel
which I'm sure they will transition to once they near the top of the
learning curve.
K
On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 1:43 AM Uwe Klein <uwe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Am 05.03.21 um 16:07 schrieb James Fackert:
It is challenging to remember how big Starship really is when watching
the flights. It is so big there is nothing in the field of view to
compare it to! 1 meter bounce doesn't look like much, but it is
remarkable that it survived that and stood for any length of time. How
many landings did Falcon 9 booster blow before it stopped blowing them?
(on someone else's dime.)
How much jolt ( i.e. dynamic gs ) can Starship withstand?
Lift off is easy. low jolt. never a sharp transition.
Uwe