Galvanized Strutural Steel

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I recently needed some 4" channel so I ran down to Logan steel and found a piece of the right length. It happened to be galvanized but I bought it anyway. I will take off the galvanize before welding and the rest will have some rust protection. When cutting the channel it seemed a lot softer to me. I'm questioning my imagination and the strength of what I bought. Since it's leftovers or drops there is no material data. I've never seen structural steel strength less than 32,000 psi. Anyone ever run across this? Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Fab54

I recently needed some 4" channel so I ran down to Logan steel and found a piece of the right length. It happened to be galvanized but I bought it anyway. I will take off the galvanize before welding and the rest will have some rust protection. When cutting the channel it seemed a lot softer to me. I'm questioning my imagination and the strength of what I bought. Since it's leftovers or drops there is no material data. I've never seen structural steel strength less than 32,000 psi. Anyone ever run across this? Thanks.

And I can’t type in the dark either. Edit won’t let me fix the subject. Ugh.