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Originally Posted by Nixlimited
Let's hope at least! 
I think one potential issue is the fact that the ICs are a bunch of welds holding various parts together (end-tanks, core, etc), whereas the crash beam is a contiguous piece of metal. The welds are going to be the weak point in the ICs I suspect. As soon as one lets go, then the force vectoring of the IC in a crash would be toast. It's one of the primary reasons I elected the GTM kit, since it keeps the crash bar. Unfortunately, that decision hasn't really panned out. |
Sorry Sashsa for this thread jack...
However, weld material is always stronger than the base material (assuming the welder used the correct rod). When welding A992 (50ksi) material we call out a E70 rod which has a yield stregth of 70ksi, this is welding 101 and required by AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code. If a weld is done properly than the material around it will yield first. That's why all of us structural engineers prefer to weld everything. You basically weld it and forget about it.