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Old 01-08-2014, 11:23 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Marco Tahtaras View Post
For the frame, one piece of old literature stated the steel to be N0. 9 U.S.S. gauge hot-rolled open hearth steel, pickled and "limed". The steel had an elastic limit 42,000 lb. per sq. in. The Brinell hardness was held to 131 minimum.

Mild steel is 120 so I wasn't too far off. Thanks.
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