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miro_o
FTFY - (thin walled) Alu fails in much the same way as carbon - catastrophically, usually after cracking... There is a good reason why Cannondale's were referred to as "crack-n-fail" in the 90's....
It also requires post-weld heat treating (ie after a repair...)