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    Anodising 2014A and 7075

    Can anyone help clear up some confusion I have over the suitability of 2014 T6 and 7075 T6 for anodising. I have heard that 7075 T6 can become brittle and therefore fatigue performance is reduced when anodised or hard anodised. Conversely when browsing anodisers web sites I have noticed that...
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    Formula for 'pinch bolt joint'

    Does anyone know the formula or process for relating bolt tension to the nominal internal pressure when clamping a bore to a shaft using a pinch bolt. I have looked through text books and can't seem to get the relationship to work. There must be a way of relating the bolt tension to hoop...
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    Force Sensing Systems.

    I am setting up a test rig to measure stiffness of a motorcycle chassis and require a method of accurately sensing the load applied. Load is applied via a hydraulic cylinder, I have a pressure guage but the cylinder capacity is 45kN of which I am using typically upto 2.5 kN. I feel that the...
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    Roll Centre Height?

    A question from a friend of mine. 'Should the roll center of the 1969 Pontiac GTO race car be above or below the ground ? currently 500mm below ground with factory set-up, and under 75mm bump the front camber goes from -3deg to +1deg' In my opinion. Large offset between C of G and Roll...

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