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Originally Posted by KohKohPuffs
The module plates are 6061-T6, 1/4" in thick aluminum with no pocketing. I think the most I would expect would be some bending after one regional, or even no damage at all. I haven't seen such a material in high-stress situations as much in FRC, so I'm really not sure about this  |
With 1/4" plates, I would not be so much worried about permanently bending those plates as much as rubbing the axle or bearing against the inside of the tube, especially with T6. However, note that tempering usually causes little change to the elastic modulus (that is, the spring constant for a given geometry). Unless you are going for a really tight tolerance in the tube, you're not likely to get contact under likely sustained forces such as scrub and shove on the FRC field that would cause this contact. However, consider what would hit what and where they would meet if you were rammed from the side, or if you ran into a wall or another robot with a corner of your robot.