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Welded Steel Tube Strength

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GESchwarz

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Does anybody have data on the effect of weld joints on the tensile strength of 4130 steel tube?

For instance, 4130 tube from the mill has a tensile strength of 90kpsi, but what is it's strength once it has been welded and normalized by a reducing acetylene flame?
 
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