willdudeXD Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 i hear alot about people snapping frames..dont you get heat treated ones? and if not , why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 All alu frames must be heat treated. Welding alu heats it up and causes it to become brittle. Heat-treating sort of equalises this effect, so that then the whole frame is the same in terms of strength and brittleness.Alu frames that break are either designed weakly, ridden too hard, or manufactured wrongly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willdudeXD Posted December 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 All alu frames must be heat treated. Welding alu heats it up and causes it to become brittle. Heat-treating sort of equalises this effect, so that then the whole frame is the same in terms of strength and brittleness.Alu frames that break are either designed weakly, ridden too hard, or manufactured wrongly.oh right i supose its because there aluminium, most heat treated bmx fames are cro-moly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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