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Default Weapons-Grade 6061?

On 8/20/2011 11:05 AM, Karl Townsend wrote:
On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:49:08 -0400, Spehro Pefhany
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http://www.grimmspeed.com/catalog/pr...FQvCKgod2CSU-Q


Is that better or worse than "aircraft grade"?


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany



I sort of remember a TV show about making deep sea hard shell suit.

The body of the shell was milled from a solid slab of 6061 - that had
been compressed.

A HUGE press smashed a 8 foot tall billet down to 5 feet.

Dunno what grade that would be called, but it had to be denser.


Richard