08-01-2006, 09:37 PM
Tex is correct it is Karbonite...
From Hitec: An ultra strong, high impact, composite material that is at the heart of our revolutionary new geartrain. KARBONITE composite gear train has eliminated lash and slop forever. They are less likely to strip under the shock and loads that would usually break standard gears.
or Carbonite...
Carbonite is also a fictional ionic compound in the Star Wars universe. What this is has never been satisfactorily determined. By the rules of chemical nomenclature, the formula for a fictitious "carbonite anion" would be CO22-, which is currently thought to be an impossible formation (formate being preferentially formed instead). Another more likely possibility is that carbonite is a fictitious mineral, which are usually named with the suffix "-ite" (see List of minerals). Carbon freezing was originally a way for Bespin to transport their Tibanna gas. During Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo is frozen in carbonite. The procedure leaves him in suspended animation. After this, it was used for imprisoning criminals. Following modern chemistry nomenclature, carbonite would technically be an "alloy" made of frozen carbon dioxide.
you gotta love Google!! (there's no way I would have know that crap) :p:
From Hitec: An ultra strong, high impact, composite material that is at the heart of our revolutionary new geartrain. KARBONITE composite gear train has eliminated lash and slop forever. They are less likely to strip under the shock and loads that would usually break standard gears.
or Carbonite...
Carbonite is also a fictional ionic compound in the Star Wars universe. What this is has never been satisfactorily determined. By the rules of chemical nomenclature, the formula for a fictitious "carbonite anion" would be CO22-, which is currently thought to be an impossible formation (formate being preferentially formed instead). Another more likely possibility is that carbonite is a fictitious mineral, which are usually named with the suffix "-ite" (see List of minerals). Carbon freezing was originally a way for Bespin to transport their Tibanna gas. During Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo is frozen in carbonite. The procedure leaves him in suspended animation. After this, it was used for imprisoning criminals. Following modern chemistry nomenclature, carbonite would technically be an "alloy" made of frozen carbon dioxide.
you gotta love Google!! (there's no way I would have know that crap) :p: