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To: Swordmaker

I looked up the temp versus strength tables and was shocked at how rapidly steel loses its strength with the application of heat. About 1100 fahrenheit at 600 C. Mode than enough to bring it dowm


1,953 posted on 05/05/2018 12:40:29 PM PDT by buffaloguy (Bond arms Cowbots well as)
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To: buffaloguy
I looked up the temp versus strength tables and was shocked at how rapidly steel loses its strength with the application of heat. About 1100 fahrenheit at 600 C. Mode than enough to bring it dowm

Exactly. Add concrete spalling due to heat from the fire and it's way more than enough to cause the first floor to fall on another, overloading the safety factor.

1,954 posted on 05/05/2018 1:10:05 PM PDT by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplaphobe bigot!)
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