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Originally Posted by Erik Brewster
I'm not sure where the idea comes from that hardness is equivalent to stiffness (it isn't; hardness is analogous to strength), but it acts like 6061 until it's time for it to fail (scratches, plastic deformation).
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Nowhere, but that's the feature you are most likely to want to tune, that's why it was mentioned. And by using the harder/stronger/tougher material you can remove more material (optimise flex) whilst keeping the durability/damage tolerance of the chassis. Basically.