[TheForge] A36 vs 1018

[Bob Ehrenberger]

Around here unless you want to get tool steel you have two choices, hot 
rolled A36 or cold rolled A36.

I ask for hot rolled because it is cheeper and I'm going to heat it up any 
way.  About half the time they send cold rolled because that is all they 
have in stock.

As far as welding goes, I figure that I might as well figure out how to weld 
A36 because that is what I have to deal with. It's mostly in the temp, if 
the steel is clean and the right temp it will weld, even A36. 10 years ago I 
took a Bob Patrick welding class and it changed my life. I just take it for 
granted that most of my welds will be good.  Before the class maybe half if 
I was lucky.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net