XPost: sci.physics, sci.space.policy, sci.electronics.design   
   From: fjmccall@gmail.com   
      
   jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
      
   >In sci.physics Robert Clark  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>>> Could lay down the  metal, then help it cool by blowing cold gas over it,   
   >>>> then lay down the insulation, etc. Some types of insulation such as   
   >>>> silicone   
   >>>> rubber have a melting point of 300 C.   
   >>>   
   >>>Nope, silicone rubber once cured has no melting point. 300 C is the maximum   
   >>>temperature it can withstand before permanetly degrading. Silicone rubbers   
   >>>in general have poor resistance to steam, super heated water, oils, fuels   
   >>>and solvents.   
   >>>   
   >>>Silicone rubbers would be impractical to 3D print due the the chemistry.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> In any case there are ceramic-based insulators that can withstand in the   
   >> range of 500C   
   >>   
   >> http://www.ceramawire.com/technical-information.shtml   
   >>   
   >   
   >And are just as impractical to 3D print.   
   >   
      
   Well, except that there are outfits that are 3-D printing ceramics   
   NOW, so perhaps not so impractical after all.   
      
      
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