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Aren't there issues with making extremely thin steel parts to take advantage of this new higher strength-to-weight ratio? Sure, it might exceed the mechanical
by ycuctctc 11y ago
Aren't there issues with making extremely thin steel parts to take advantage of this new higher strength-to-weight ratio? Sure, it might exceed the mechanical properties of titanium, but steel is still twice as dense.
I thought it was because of the difficulty of making thin steel parts that aircraft use aluminum rather than steel, despite steel having a higher specific strength.
- ebrewste 11y agoSteel can be made in thin sections very well. Examples are car bodies, music wire, etc. In fact heat treating (in some respect) can be simpler in thin parts because it is easier to control the cooling rate of the whole part, rather than just the outer skin.