Thread: Wondering if we can use steal for our frame
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Re: Wondering if we can use steal for our frame
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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
You could make a frame just as stiff and strong as any aluminum frame if you could afford some 4130 tube, you know. It's 3 times the density, modulus, and yield as 6061 and anyone with a MIG can weld it. Now, it's also at least 3 times the cost.....
I agree, if you can get your hands on some chromoly (4130) it is really good stuff. We got a bunch for free last year and it did a great job of keeping our frame from ripping apart when lifting 300lbs of robot!
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