Blakullar wrote:Vistora wrote:
In that case, carbon nanotubes are probably a very bad idea, since they are excellent thermal conductors. I would suggest refractory cermet plating over aerogel insulation for blocking heat.
Certain plastics, such as Starlite, may also be used to repulse the thermal damage output from laser and plasma weaponry (hence why Mecharussian troops wear a polymer skinsuit along with durasteel-nanoweave powered armour), though you will still have to account for the kinetic punch of a plasma bolt when armouring up your materiel.
Oh yeah, I heard about Starlite before. Smelled like bullshit then and smells like bullshit now.
CNT-MMC, on the other hand, sounds like something amazing that I wish I'd heard about before. I'll just retcon all of my CMC-plating technology into incorporating it, or something.







