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Originally Posted by FazerBoy
Hiya,
Can you please summarise the relative pros and cons of aluminum v steel?
Can you ship to the UK?
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Jack,
Good questions. Our product entry for this part explains this a bit but here's the high points:
Aluminum has 1/3rd the density of steel but only has 1/2 the bending modulas, which is how it becomes lighter option for the same designed bending strength, in applications like this.
The steel alloy unit is less costly and being powder coated black it looks "more stock". The aluminum unit is uncoated (as it is naturally much less corrosive than bare steel), and as akak surmised, the aluminum versions of these strut braces are usually about half the weight of the steel versions.
We ship internationally every day (we probably shipped a dozen Mason bars overseas last week - with unusual sales volume recently from Finland, New Zealand/Australia, Indonesia, and Canada). The best way to get multiple accurate shipping quotes (UPS or USPS) is to create an account on our website and do a "mock order" - you'll see the shipping costs before you have to confirm the order or check out.
Thanks,