Initial thoughts on the GGTS just "out of the wrapper"

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metals have a hardness waffle. It depends on what materials are inside to a metal compound. I use aluminium 7075 that has the biggest hardness of all aluminium alloys. When I say middle steel I mean that steel is a very hard metal but people want to make even harder metals for other use, so they make steel alloys or they "paint" the steel to make it very hard or they put inside carbon and other materials.
Hardness is meassured in brinel (if I remember well) that is a scale of hardness. I dont know the hardness of the steel that has low carbon in it but this aluminium alloy is harder than than some kind of steel-carbon alloys

I also cant give you an everyday example because I dont know from witch kind of steel some things are made. But if an aluminium alloy can be harder than any kind of steel then this is a very big fact!

I searched a lot to find what I want for GG, I want to have always the best as you know:)
 
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Standard Aluminum - Rockwell Hardness B50-60
Mild Carbon Steel - Rockwell Hardness B60-70
304 Stainless - Rockwell Hardness B75
303 Stainless - Rockwell Hardness B83
7075 Aluminum - Rockwell Hardness B87
316 Stainless - Rockwell Hardness B91
Nitronic 50 Stainless - Rockwell Hardness B91
Nitronic 60 Stainless - Rockwell Hardness B95

You can case harden or heat treat carbon steels to increase their surface hardness, but they lose toughness in the process.

7075 "Aluminum" is actually an alloy with aluminum as it's primary component. (Not telling IMEO anything he doesn't already know)
 
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