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A Design Study in Steel - Cast Connex Steel Construction Connector

Quality Assurance

Quality assurance for these structural components is driven both by building codes and specifications and by design requirements.

Testing and inspection include -

 

  • Tensile tests and Charpy V-notch tests  on test blocks from each heat 

  • Visual examination per ASTM A802

  • Magnetic particle examination per ASTM A903  

  • Ultrasonic examination per ASTM A609 


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