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Old 09-13-2024, 10:27 AM   #62 (permalink)
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Don't want "hard" in load bearing devices, the appropriate word is tough. Hard has a tendency to have low yields so your device shatters instead of stretching. Tough tends to not care about heat treatments like welding but at the expense of lower yields.
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