Kent_In_KC
New User
Good morning, fellas. I am working with some angle
iron, making supports for working on tractors,
cars, etc. and need to be able to figure the
correct type of steel to use.
My choices range from angle legs of 1.5" to 2.0"
wide and from 1/8" to 3/16" thick, assuming both
legs are the same width (no 2" x 3") and most
lengths will be between 1ft and 3 ft.
I"m not so concerned with compression or
stretching or even torsion forces, mostly lateral
bending. I don"t want to get a load up and have a
piece of angle fold and collapse.
For example, one of my questions is: is a 3/16"
thick piece of 1.5" x 1.5" angle stronger than a
1/8" thick piece of 2" x 2"?
I realize I may not be framing my question
properly, but any information of links you could
provide to give some non-engineer"s basic rules
would be appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
iron, making supports for working on tractors,
cars, etc. and need to be able to figure the
correct type of steel to use.
My choices range from angle legs of 1.5" to 2.0"
wide and from 1/8" to 3/16" thick, assuming both
legs are the same width (no 2" x 3") and most
lengths will be between 1ft and 3 ft.
I"m not so concerned with compression or
stretching or even torsion forces, mostly lateral
bending. I don"t want to get a load up and have a
piece of angle fold and collapse.
For example, one of my questions is: is a 3/16"
thick piece of 1.5" x 1.5" angle stronger than a
1/8" thick piece of 2" x 2"?
I realize I may not be framing my question
properly, but any information of links you could
provide to give some non-engineer"s basic rules
would be appreciated.
Thanks for your time.