German Velcro holds 35 tons

    Clasp on "Velcro" - a great invention 60 years ago, we have borrowed from nature. But the usual "Velcro" has a major drawback: it is easily littered and loses its quality (and also deteriorates in a fire). Chemists from the Technical University of Munich have developed the heavy-duty metal construction Metaklett , which can be used in any environment, with any pollution and with temperatures up to 800 ° C. In other words, it can be used to fasten parts in a car, and in medical equipment, and for other industrial and military purposes, and not just in clothes. It can withstand a load of up to 35 tons per 1 m 2 , while it snaps as easily and quickly as an ordinary Velcro.



    After testing, scientists chose the two most successful design options, which they called Flamingo (flamingo) and Entenknopf (duck neck). The names correspond to the shape of the elements, see the results of 3D-modeling under habrakat.



    A computer model for calculating the load for two types of structures is shown in the videos.




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