[TheForge] metallurgy question

[terry l. ridder]

hello peter;

the total weight of the rov dictates the size of the cable required to
lower it and raise it. 10 kilometers of cable gets rather expensive to
replace. the current cable has three power circuits and three fibre
optic channels. the design of the cable is an art.

On Fri, 27 May 2011, peter fels wrote:

> Terry;
> I don't see much advantage to using a light weight alloy, much less in
> such a critical application.
> Why not just go for a nice strong stainless alloy? It's not that large
> a part.
>

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terry l. ridder ><>