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minus-squareSteve@communick.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoGold is no where near strong enough. Titanium would work just as well, and last quite a bit longer.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·8 months agoIsn’t titanium too rigid for this application though? I’ve worked with both for a mechanical application, and titanium has no flex, so stresses get passed in to other components. I don’t know, I’m no civil engineer. Any civvies wanna fill us in?
minus-squareSteve@communick.newslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThat could be. Maybe some alloy? Not sure
Gold is no where near strong enough.
Titanium would work just as well, and last quite a bit longer.
Isn’t titanium too rigid for this application though? I’ve worked with both for a mechanical application, and titanium has no flex, so stresses get passed in to other components.
I don’t know, I’m no civil engineer. Any civvies wanna fill us in?
That could be. Maybe some alloy? Not sure