myredracer wrote:
bid_time wrote:
"FORGED" I Beam, are you kidding??
CAST then? ROLLED? Whatever - does it matter as long as it's not the welded-up one?
So let me ask this question. Do you own a pickup truck with a box steel frame? Do you think that "box" was forged, cast, stamped, rolled or welded? The fact is, it really doesn't matter how it was constructed. You can have a stamped aluminum frame or yes a "welded" frame that is stronger than a steel I beam. It depends on thicknesses, strength of material, section modulus, and a whole host of other variables. Your one size fits all postulates are off base. Just like "forged".
