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Originally Posted by LubeMaster77 View Post
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So, answer me this students-o-failure, why would the color be dark on the inside and not on the outside? How do you think the stress developed?
You can't assume that the material was isotropic when made. (cold-drawn?) And, strain-hardening (outer perimeter) can come from heavy flexing.

So, in engineering terms; Like a Ho-Ho ... hard chocolate outside, and a creamy/cakey filling inside.
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