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Interested Materials Eng's avatar

Really interesting project!

Sorry, I am not up to speed on all of your iterations or design considerations, but instead of using a centre stiffener, have you considered a higher strength material? For instance Maraging 350 steel has more than twice the ultimate tensile strength as 17-4 stainless. I know a version of this material is used in golf club faces (drivers), so is great testament to it's impact resistance (high toughness).

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Nate V.'s avatar

I just want to say that I really hope you don't quit. I've only been following you for a short time, but watching your process and struggles has been a huge source of encouragement and inspiration for me to work on my own projects. Maybe it's because I'm only an undergrad majoring in engineering and not a real engineer yet, but I think what you're doing is amazing, and I really am rooting for you to see it through.

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