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Question: Aluminum Telephone Poles
- Posted By: Belle Ringer
- Subject: Mechanical Engineering
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Aluminum Telephone Poles
Why do aluminum telephone poles look almost flaky?
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- Posted By: juke
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What you are actually seeing is the grain boundaries in the aluminum. The large grains actually give it the ductility to withstand wind and impact.