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Construction materials

View Poll Results: What is your favorite material for making a robot frame?
metal (if you like a specific type list it)	44	89.80%
wood	0	0%
plastics (all types)	2	4.08%
carbon fiber composite	3	6.12%
other (please list)	0	0%
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21-09-2005, 23:16

sanddrag

On to my 16th year in FRC

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Re: Construction materials

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Originally Posted by David Guzman

Please someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think you are not allowed to use exotic metals in FIRST which would include Titanium.

You are wrong. That rule hasn't been in place since 2003 when they made illegal Titanium, Carbon Fiber, and Beryllium (and I believe Diamond too). Check section 5.3.4.2 of the 2005 Manual. The only rules to be conserned about really are

<R35> Additional Parts shall not be made from hazardous materials or be unsafe

and then the rules about Cost Accounting and suppliers. Follow the flowchart and you will see that Titanium will pass.

In 2004 we successfully passed inspection with titanium parts on our robot which the inspectors were made fully aware of.

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