Posted by John Swensen on January 28, 2002 at 11:51:33:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Howcum? posted by Rick Denney on January 28, 2002 at 11:38:29:
Rick,
Aren't you overlooking that fact that beam strength (presumably closely related to dent resistance) goes up as the cube of the beam depth (metal thickness)? I thought that was the big advantage of lighter composites: if you can tolerate the thickness, thicker, but lighter materials are far stiffer than stronger, thinner, and heavier materials sized to have the same weight? Am I misunderstanding the theory?
Also, I think you mean .043" for nickel-silver to have the same strength as .050" brass.
John Swensen