Folks, Last winter, I had a stack of a 40m full size beam and a tribander wiped out by a storm. The point of failure was the steel tube that I was using which bent over and caused a knock on affect w
Its been my experience that in general pipe is heavier, not as strong as structural tubing, and bends easier. You might also check into DOM or "Drawn Over Mandrel" tube with a 1/4" wall. It comes in
John, try a google search for 4130 chromoly specification. Several hits will come up. Beware that the material is usually sold without the final heat treatment and to reach the yield strength you are
wiped out by a storm. The point of failure was the steel tube that I was using which bent over and caused a knock on affect which destroyed the beams. We have learn the difference between pipe and tu