Couple quick answears on bars

[Joe.Doty@lcnetwork.com (Joe Doty)]

Also, I don't think it's correct to toss around the words "aluminum" and
"steel".  Pure aluminum is comparatively soft. I'm sure the alloys used
in bike frames, roll cages, car bodies, pistons, and wheels are very
very different.  Just my .02.

Joe Doty
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> I think I agree! :)
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> One thing mentioned is the heat-treat of the aluminum.
> I am not a Materials Engineer, but I did do some
> reading to find out that 4130 cromo will keep it's
> heat treatment reasonably well during the welding
> process.
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> Neal