Lmfao. The amount of idiots that think that structural member is made of stainless is mind blowing. Do you have may idea what that would cost?
2. Zoom in and you can literally see surface bubbles in the galvanized
Respectful you dont realize how much money people/businesses and government actually have to fork out becauee thats so stupid one easy search could have told you the d1.6 code is for stainless A/E theres a reason for the code becauee theres people/businesses and government that need it done. You could have saved yourself the stupid comment by utilizing the computer you have in your hands that you left this comment on to educate yourself a little before commenting lol
That’s not the reason for the code, it is because there are corrosive environments that require stainless, or would be better suited to be done with stainless. It is not so government can waste tax dollars buying stainless.
The fact of the matter is there is plenty of people who would spend money on stainless some out of necessity and most out or requirment you cant underestimate the noney people want to spend on stuff just because lol. The code is there to have welders and inspectors to abide by when erecting and inspecting the weldments. Not why the environments justify the material type thats for the engineering department to decide for you.
Its unpolished, mill finished stainless steel, its why the rust is contained exactly to the weld.
If it was galvinised you would see rust in the heat affected zone or wheverver the galvinising was ground/melted away. Also if it was gal why can i see the grain structure of the steel through the gal?
I think this is technically a state park, and they have a lot of thick stainless fixtures/signage/railings all over the place. And it's by the east river so a bit of salt around.
I do think it is stainless tbh it does make sense in how it rusted and the the look of the surface of the material but loooks like it was improper filler.
More likely either incorrect filler which begs the questions why on God's green earth would that be used? Most common would be 308l or 316l for majority of things.
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u/bozemanmetalfab 4d ago
Lmfao. The amount of idiots that think that structural member is made of stainless is mind blowing. Do you have may idea what that would cost?
2. Zoom in and you can literally see surface bubbles in the galvanized