Steel bends and will give some warning (deforms) before failure, Ti breaks.
I have heard a Ti stem "pop", when I went to look at it, it had cracked.
Mark Kuzia
flyboy01@mediaone.net
http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph
360ci, 5-spd, 4.11 LS(blown out), Cowl-induction
(A new 8 3/4 is being built by Reider Racing right now)
----- Original Message -----
From: <Fast4x4Dakota@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: SCORE Magnum heads for free, read on!
> Brittle? Have you ever struck Ti with a hammer, it is extremely springy.
> This of course depends on the quality of the material, but usually good Ti
is
> VERY resilliant and springy.
>
> Luke
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