Thread: Which kind of Aluminum is a good choice
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Re: Which kind of Aluminum is a good choice
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Originally Posted by nuclearnerd View Post
If you can buy a COTS part in hard-anodized 7075-t6 and it comes with a good reputation, by all means - enjoy the tiny weight savings (and reduced wear life). But if you are designing a small, highly stressed component in house, I suggest you save yourself the hassle.
LOL you're making the 7075 part sound inferior.... I can't believe you're seeing enough wear in 7075 parts to justify steel and your robots must be massively under weight to ignore weight savings.
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