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Aluminium engine hangers.

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K2-K6:
Yes, different strengths of alloy are available.

Commonly referred to in engineering as "Duralumin" being most likely as most workshop would have it available easily.

Quote "After heat treatment and aging, these alloys are comparable to soft steel in strength." from https://www.britannica.com/technology/duralumin indicates it's material strength.

Amusingly used in skis for torsional interlayer and marketed as "Titanal" seems a contraction of Titan-aluminin but often misinterpreted as "Titanium" which the marketing people appear to encourage by association to advance their cost margins. Also a more earthy nickname of "tight-anal" for those wishing to poke fun at it  ;D

K2-K6:
And the ski product

https://unofficialnetworks.com/2019/12/22/what-exactly-is-titanal-a-look-at-the-metal-that-powers-the-ski-industry/#:~:text=The%20short%20answer%20is%20Titanal,AMAG%20or%20Austria%20Metall%20AG.

Appears a core advertising "falsification" to me, many believe they really are buying titanium which would likely make their products about  3 times as expensive if true. Don't you love tenuous marketing  :)

Moorey:

 It was common must have Duralumin engine mounts back in the day for race bikes and building specials like Tritons etc.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
They sound cool to look at without pics or a polish by Oddjob.

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