On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:40:57 -0500 John Ervine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Chuck Landenberger wrote: > > Hi John, > > > > I looked at the thesaurus too, but we are dealing w/metal and IMHO > > "stretch" implies some flexibility. > > Metal is, by definition, a flexible material - see malleability and > ductility. The stretch we measure in the timing chain is due to wear > and fatigue of the metal. In fact, the term "plastic" was coined to describe some of the properties of steel. It only later became a generic descriptor of polymerized hydrocarbons. Craig
