I had a similar experience. I replaced the bar. Then, from curiosity, I stuck the bar in a bench vise to see how much arm strength it would take to snap it off. I could see a crack expanding when applying steadily increasing pressure. I put downward pressure on the cracked side with both arms, from underneath, it shattered. I have no how many ft. pds. that was. But, I am a small, skinny, old guy.
You decide accordingly.