"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > > >Matt Muelver wrote: > > > I believe that a properly bolted box can be just as strong as a welded > > > one, maybe even stronger as long as you use the correct materials and > > > mounting points. > > > >That's certainly true. > > But it isn't true.
An aircraft surfaces are all drilled and riveted together rather than welded. The material drilled out to make room for rivets is missing. Still, they do it this way. and probably not for manufacturability reasons. And their demand for strong joints, say, in the wings, is no comparison (consequences wise) to the EV battery box demand. My 2 mm. Victor
