H beams and I beams are not interchangeable. The simplest way to understand the difference: an H beam has wide, parallel flanges and a thick web, which makes it stronger and heavier; an I beam has n...
READ MOREWelding stainless steel to carbon steel is a common but technically demanding joining task. The reliable route is straightforward: select an over-alloyed austenitic filler such as ER309L, use a low-...
READ MOREI-beams are made in two fundamental ways: hot rolling a single steel billet or welding three steel plates together. Hot rolling produces most standard structural sections, while welded fabrication c...
READ MORELoad-bearing steel frames in commercial and industrial buildings depend on one section more than any other: the H beam. In construction, an H beam is a hot-rolled structural steel profile whose cros...
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