▲ 152 ▼ AP News: A search is underway for missing submarine that takes people to see Titanic (apnews.com) submitted 3 years ago by philz@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org 96 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Lowbird@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago (3 children) Titanium cracks under pressure, I take it? Or is the join between the cap and the fiberglass body potentially more of a problem? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] rustyspoon@beehaw.org 10 points 3 years ago Everything cracks under pressure, I'm not exactly sure what the above commenter is getting at. If the sub was steel the walls would be thinner. With titanium the walls are thicker. Without knowing the dimensions of the material we can't know whether it was built to high enough standards. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ZapBeebz@beehaw.org 8 points 3 years ago I mean, anything will crack under pressure. The biggest issue I see is uneven compression of the two materials coupled with different fatigue behaviors. I'd feel a lot safer if the whole submarine was titanium, honestly. Barring that, a couple inches of solid steel would be just as comforting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] StringTheory@beehaw.org 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) I would be worried about both. Joining two very different materials that need to deal with crazy pressures seems like a really bad idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BongRipsMcGee420@lemmy.one 3 points 3 years ago bUt iT wAs dEsIgNeD wItH NASA iNpUt permalink fedilink source parent [–] leftascenter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Add temperature changes as you dive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StringTheory@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago Good point! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rustyspoon@beehaw.org 10 points 3 years ago Everything cracks under pressure, I'm not exactly sure what the above commenter is getting at. If the sub was steel the walls would be thinner. With titanium the walls are thicker. Without knowing the dimensions of the material we can't know whether it was built to high enough standards. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZapBeebz@beehaw.org 8 points 3 years ago I mean, anything will crack under pressure. The biggest issue I see is uneven compression of the two materials coupled with different fatigue behaviors. I'd feel a lot safer if the whole submarine was titanium, honestly. Barring that, a couple inches of solid steel would be just as comforting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StringTheory@beehaw.org 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) I would be worried about both. Joining two very different materials that need to deal with crazy pressures seems like a really bad idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] BongRipsMcGee420@lemmy.one 3 points 3 years ago bUt iT wAs dEsIgNeD wItH NASA iNpUt permalink fedilink source parent [–] leftascenter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Add temperature changes as you dive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StringTheory@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago Good point! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BongRipsMcGee420@lemmy.one 3 points 3 years ago bUt iT wAs dEsIgNeD wItH NASA iNpUt permalink fedilink source parent
[–] leftascenter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Add temperature changes as you dive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StringTheory@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago Good point! permalink fedilink source parent