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Old 10-19-05, 01:40 AM
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Steel yes, bend back.
Alu, not. Simple.

Nature of the latticing? (sp) of the metals structure, steel is a grain, alu more a lattice like crystal -cracks when flexed.
Steel can be bent\flexed. Alu suffers under this =metal fatique.
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