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Old 16-12-2014
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Originally Posted by Erik Brewster View Post
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).
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.
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