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Old 07-19-2011, 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by jorjef View Post
In the states for the most part. A36 yield and tensile strengths (36K) are no where near what Canada uses or at least Saskatchewan. Tubing and beam are most often called with a 50K yield and bars with 44K.
Yes there is stronger steel out there but A36 is pretty common even here in Canada and you'll also have a hard time finding 1-1/4 in anything cold rolled, likely it will be hot rolled and at best A-36. Plus $20 says they have no idea what steel it is so for me to assume it's the strongest available would be pretty foolish. Anything you get from a local hardware store isn't anything special. Like I said before, without getting into too much detail that's what I came up with, take it for what it's worth to you.

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