On 9/15/2012 7:22 PM, Existential Angst wrote: ...
Again, depends...primarily on which temper of 6061 you're speaking of--published yield stress values range from 8 all the way to 35-40 kpsi (6061-T6). The closer the two materials are relative to each other in comparative strengths the more the pin will yield roughly at same time as the plate. But, if you use that unless weight is a _major_ criterion, you might as well just go w/ steel at much lower cost.
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