Thread: Banebots 42mm gearbox: Recommendations for use
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Re: Banebots 42mm gearbox: Recommendations for use
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Originally Posted by Joe Johnson
I think you will find that value a good compromise between brittle and ductile failure.
You mean brittle and ductile success, right.

I will try to get my broken sample to HRC 40-41 tomorrow with a different tempering. I won't be able to test it in the gearbox, obviously, but I'll break it (I'm good at that) and see what it looks like.
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