Halcyon Aluminum backplate weight
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Response back from Halcyon:
"For the Al backplate underwater it would be the same as on land - approximately 2 lbs."
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"With your STA and such on the aluminum plate, 4 lbs. Your SS plate alone is just under 6 lbs, with the STA it's almost 8 pounds"
"For the Al backplate underwater it would be the same as on land - approximately 2 lbs."
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"With your STA and such on the aluminum plate, 4 lbs. Your SS plate alone is just under 6 lbs, with the STA it's almost 8 pounds"
cool_hardware52
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Aluminum has a specific gravity of about 2.62
(2.62-1)/2.62 = 62%
If you have 2 lbs of solid aluminum it will be about 1.2 lbs when submerged.
Stainless has a specific gravity of about 7.86
(7.86-1)/7.86 = 87%
If you have 5 lbs of solid Stainless it will be about 4.3 lbs negative when submerged.
Tobin
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