what metal are gyroscopes made of?

Answer 1

he he he, shroomster obviously has no idea what a gyroscope is either. It has absolutley nothing to do with gravity.

The most common gyroscope in made of rubber and aluminium. It is called a bicycle wheel.

The whole point of a gyro is to posses rotational inertia. This can been increased by increasing speed or mass. So brass is commonly used as it is strong enough not to fly apart. Lead is too soft, which is why it is not used. The purpose of inertia is to do with newton's laws, equal and opposite reactions and change of velocity requires a force. So you have this mass constantly changing direction, this requires a large force (tension in spokes of wheels pulling the rim around) compare to this force, other forces (like gravity) are smaller, so the combined force of gyroscopic and gravity is close to the original gyroscopic force. This is why a motorbike can go down a race track after the rider has fallen off. The gyros are at equillibrium, and as long as the bike maintains speed it will not fall over.

Another way of increasing the surface speed without increasing mass or rotational speed (r.p.m) is to increase the diameter. This is why a large pushbike or motorcycle wheel is more stable than a smaller moped wheel.

So, what keeps a cycle upright when it is moving?
Not balance, it's a gyro made of rubber and aluminium.

Answer 2

The most accurate gyroscopeever made was out of a niobium alloy. It was maintained in a superconducting state at liquid helium temperatures, so it could float on magnets and spin without any firctionn. Lasers were used to mkeep track of teh sphere's position. This gyroscope was flown in teh shuttle in teh late 80s to test General realtivity in earth orbit

Answer 3

You can make a gyroscope out of any kind of metal. They tend to be used in expensive things though, such as the segway, so they probably tend to be made out of strong, high quality, rust resistant alloys.

Answer 4

Stainless Steel,they use that so the gyroscope does not rust and to keep it moving freely.

Answer 5

There is no standard for gyroscopes, but most probably tin, brass, or aluminum

Answer 6

Many times the part that spins is brass. They use steel or aluminum alloys for the base. The bearings come in many different materials as well.

Answer 7

do u know what a gyroscope actually is? it is a force of gravity it has no boundries of material

Answer 8

http://www.gyroscopes.org/forum/qa.asp?forum=5

Answer 9

steel