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Re: Advise for Galvanized Steel
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Originally Posted by magnets View Post
You're not looking at the right alloys. AndyMark steel parts are 4140 stainless with a yield strength of 60200 psi, but 7075 aluminum (vex pro parts) have a yield strength of 78,000 psi. Also, I don't really follow the shaft argument. Any 3 CIM gearbox that I've ever seen uses an aluminum shaft. Same with our climber.
That's possible. However, 4140 is not stainless (under AISI and ASTM coding). It is a steel which, among other things, is excellent for shafting.
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