Ford Testing Graphene Use in Vehicles

• Graphene is a material used in coating, cell phones and even some sporting goods - and soon, will be used under the hood in Ford vehicles, a first in automotive
• Ford, along with Eagle Industries and XG Sciences, has found a way to use a very small amount of graphene while achieving major property improvements - more lightweight, better heat conductivity and noise reduction - a breakthrough application
• In vehicles, graphene - which is lightweight and incredibly strong - will act like a pair of super-powered, noise cancelling headphones, reducing sound inside the cabin and creating a quieter ride
It’s in cell phones and even some sporting goods - and soon, for the first time in automotive, it will be under the hood in Ford vehicles. Ford Motor Company is announcing the use of graphene - a two-dimensional nanomaterial - in vehicle parts, timely with National Nanotechnology Day.
Graphene has recently generated the enthusiasm and excitement in the automotive industry for paint, polymer and battery applications.
Dubbed a “miracle material” by some engineers, graphene is 200 times stronger than steel and one of the most conductive materials in the world. It is a great sound barrier and is extremely thin and flexible. Graphene is not economically viable for all applications, but Ford, in collaboration with Eagle Industries and XG Sciences, has found a way to use small amounts in fuel rail covers, pump covers and front engine covers to maximize its benefits.
“The breakthrough here is not in the material, but in how we are using it,” said Debbie Mielewski, Ford senior technical leader, sustainability and emerging materials. “We are able to use a very small amount, less than a half percent, to help us achieve significant enhancements in durability, sound resistance and weight reduction - applications that others have not focused on.”
Graphene was first isolated in 2004, but application breakthroughs are relatively new. The first experiment to isolate graphene was done by using pencil lead, which contains graphite, and a piece of tape, using the tape to pull off layers of graphite to create a material that is a single layer thick - graphene. This experiment won a Nobel Prize in 2010.
In 2014, Ford began working with suppliers to study the material and how to use it in running trials with auto parts such as fuel rail covers, pump covers and front engine covers. Generally, attempting to reduce noise inside vehicle cabins means adding more material and weight, but with graphene, it’s the opposite.
“A small amount of graphene goes a long way, and in this case, it has a significant effect on sound absorption qualities,” said John Bull, president of Eagle Industries.
The graphene is mixed with foam constituents, and tests done by Ford and suppliers has shown about a 17 percent reduction in noise, a 20 percent improvement in mechanical properties and a 30 percent improvement in heat endurance properties, compared with that of the foam used without graphene.
“We are excited about the performance benefits our products are able to provide to Ford and Eagle Industries,” said Philip Rose, XG Sciences’ chief executive officer. “Working with early adopters such as Ford Motor Company demonstrates the potential for graphene in multiple applications, and we look forward to extending our collaboration into other materials, and enabling further performance improvements.”
Graphene is expected to go into production by year end on over ten under hood components on the Ford F-150 and Mustang and eventually, other Ford vehicles.

[@insalinet]

0:08 legend has it that if someone snorts that, they will become indestructible

[@RynaxAlien]

Batteries and electric car motors can also be improved with this miracle carbon. Graphene will change everything when it becomes easier to produce and it's not so complex

[@z4g4n5]

Not everything, modern days products have less durability on purpose so they break more often and people buy more of them making corporations richer, also bc of this more people have work, making all products out of graphene will destroy world economy and most likely lead to anarchy after people start losing their workplaces

[@Venturestarx]

Ford might want to check on my IP, or at least my KZbin page. I've been doing this for 6 years.

[@emanandchill]

interesting

[@adityadabas9408]

@@emanandchill you said that after 1 year? Lol😁

[@emanandchill]

@@adityadabas9408 1 year. Interesting.

[@weedis3]

@@emanandchill Interesting indeed

[@jeffinjoseph7597]

i thought graphene was one atom thick?

[@teratoidmaple0987]

I think you can have multiple layers stacked on top

[@barabolak]

How do I get a job in place like this?! I'd stay day and night at the laboratory!

[@TheSpiderbat44]

get phd to make real money. or you can just get a bachelors but you wont make as much

[@darshanjk5191]

How they made solid bar from graphene

[@dogodogo5891]

science

[@dvorak826]

slaves

[@spaceman6463]

Darshan Jk Composite Material maybe that just what I assuming

[@tarayaofelix7210]

But if that so. Why they are not getting noble price?

[@3juliano680]

Snort it

[@AdiPerdanaPutra]

thats netherite

[@yyabay]

Ford as an american brand uses Shimadzu tensile machine insead of Tİnius Olsen or Instron

[@AaronsTalks]

Is this what supercars will be made out of in the future? Instead of carbon fibre chassis?

[@spaceman6463]

It pretty strong

[@philliplopez8745]

The question is , can you make a better bomb with it . That is all that the government thinks about .

[@spaceman6463]

Phillip Lopez Also armour Guns Air craft Space craft Vehicles Power armor/exosuit Batteries

[@jdoe9518]

The short answer is 100% yes due to its energy density. Anything that stores energy is a bomb waiting to go off. The more energy you can store the bigger the bang

[@SparkyOne549]

That’s not graphene, graphene can only be seen at the atomic level. So it’s probably graphite, that looked like shaved graphite. Or, it’s very little graphene mixed with another metal.

[@crispywings9066]

Nope you can actually see grapheme even search it up

[@muhammadfitri1500]

I think u play minecraft too much

[@lolwhocares124]

Its juz 10 times stronger than steel not 200

[@raskreamergas4358]

Graphene is stronger than diamond

[@nathanmicah1254]

if you shoot it with a gun 10 times, if your trying to pull it apart its over 200x stronger. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqfSn3WOq812mZY

[@joyyan866]

Look at the graphene structure, 6 points, 6 lines, and many of these sixes. That's the mark of the beast 666. Also what can cause pain (Revelation 16:10) and “a noisome and grievous sore” (Revelation 16:2)? Only something medicinal can cause these. Not a chip implant. Also human body is 18% carbon. So therefore "a man's number" is also 666. (Revelation 13:18）“The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before that great and notable Day of the Lord come: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” --Acts‬ ‭2:20-21‬

[@slottibarfast5402]

Not sure where that third six came from.