On 6/29/2006 1:09:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Well, if the annealoing being discussed is the same as the technique > I use, > then that woild be consistent. > > When working with PE (photo-etch) parts when building models, I > sometimes > heat the part until it glows a bit, then allow it to cool slowly. > Supposedly, this allows the part to be more easily bent, folded, > etc. The > material > I'm using is either brass or nickel. Never tried with copper though > (and stainless steel is right out and unbendable at this scale)... > Yes, the Yield Strength of Stainless is far higher than brass of nickel.
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