Material Analysis: A Century Old Beam's Steel Compared to Modern Structural Steels

Abstract:

This paper aims to analyse in detail a structural support steel beam from the years 1920 which has been in-use since then. Some tests will show that the steels from the analysed beams are not consistent, which given the time it was manufactured it does make sense since the metallurgy was not nearly as developed as it is now. It will present the analysis of the beam’s chemical composition; tensile and impact properties as well as the hardness of the material.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 953)
• Pages: 3-11
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-j1eTwy
• Online since: August 2023
• Authors: Alexandru Adrian Geana*, Iuliana Duma, Alin Constantin Murariu, Ion Aurel Perianu, Matei Marin-Corciu, Vlad-Ștefan Constantin
• Keywords: Chemical Analysis, Hardness, Material Analysis, Mechanical Testing, Microscopy

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