{"id":4445,"date":"2023-06-09T08:46:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T08:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alhanwei.com\/?p=4445"},"modified":"2023-06-09T08:46:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T08:46:50","slug":"6082-aluminum-is-6061-t6-aluminum-stronger-than-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alhanwei.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/09\/6082-aluminum-is-6061-t6-aluminum-stronger-than-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"6082 Aluminum&#8211;Is 6061-T6 aluminum stronger than steel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id_9a072f-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id_9a072f-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id_9a072f-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:100px;min-height:500px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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