Found the following materials comparison, might be interesting to some of you as all of our high-end flashlights are made of aluminum...
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RHA Aluminum 5083 Ti-6Al-4V
MIL-A-12560 MIL-A-46026 MIL-A-46077
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Tensile Strength (MPa) 1,170 350 970
Density (g/cm3) 7.86 2.70 4.50
Specific Strength* (MPa-cm3/g) 150 130 220
Mass Efficiency (Em)** 1 1.0-1.2 1.5
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(RHA = steel)
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RHA Aluminum 5083 Ti-6Al-4V
MIL-A-12560 MIL-A-46026 MIL-A-46077
----------- ------------- -----------
Tensile Strength (MPa) 1,170 350 970
Density (g/cm3) 7.86 2.70 4.50
Specific Strength* (MPa-cm3/g) 150 130 220
Mass Efficiency (Em)** 1 1.0-1.2 1.5
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(RHA = steel)
