Insight into Materials Selection and Bicycle Frames

question 29

Essay

Insight into Materials Selection and Bicycle Frames
Aluminum is not as strong as steel. What other factor should be considered when comparing the desirability of aluminum versus steel if strength is an important consideration for a design?

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Trade Deficit

A situation in which a country's imports of goods and services exceed its exports, resulting in a negative balance of trade.

Exports

Goods, services, or technology sent out of a country to be sold in another.

Imports

Goods and services purchased from foreign producers, brought into a country.

Trade Deficit

A situation where a country imports more goods and services than it exports, resulting in a negative balance of trade.