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Originally Posted by farmersvilleRob
Any idea on the strength of any of the 6061, 6063 or other high grade "airplane" aluminum when it gets down to .125 and . 06275 of an inch? And are there any special ways we could have this aluminum piece be coated with something to electrically isolate it?
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So far you've had answers to the "strength" question... at least as far as yield and UTS is concerned.
In most of our robot applications, however, stiffness is a far more important factor as that describes how the material will respond to bending and compressive loading. Stiffness can vary greatly depending on how you shape the material.
It is hard to tell from the information that you have given us so far whether you ought to be more concerned about stiffness than strength....
Jason