It would depend on how the tubing was heat treated. Without the material
certification you will have no way to know the yield strength of your mast.
John KK9A
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Subject: [TowerTalk] 4130 Chrome Molly 1/4" vs 3/16" thickness
From: Richard Thorne <rmthorne@att.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:33:41 -0500
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Hello Group,
I'm finalizing my tower project. Last thing to determine is how much of
a load I can put on my mast.
I have a 23' 4130 chrome molly mast which has a thickness of 3/16" vs a
more traditional 1/4" thickness.
Any idea how much yield strength the 3/16 has? Looks like 1/4" has a
yield strength of 115,000.
I'm using MARC to calculate loads to be sure I don't overload the mast.
Right now I'm looking at a C31xr at 1 foot and a D240 at 10' up the
mast. I'd like to see if I can safely install a WARC7 at the top at 15'.
Thanks
Rich - N5ZC
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