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Old 08-24-2006, 08:59 AM
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Forged metal of any type (steel, iron, aluminum) is far more dense and as a result, far stronger. After being cast, it is pressed or squeezed by tons of pressure to compress the lightly bound cast molecules into a denser more solid structure.
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