 Layered 3/16 vs solid 3/8 steel
I need to make a flypress bolster plate. I can get 4x8 sheets of 3/16 for the same price as 4x4 of 3/8.
I can cut 3/16 with ease on my plasma.
(The plasma will severe 1/4 if I am careful and go real slow.)
I figure I can get the 3/16 and cut two bolster plates and put a few welds around the edges.
Will the layered 3/16 have the same strength as solid 3/8? I know battleships/tanks are multi layered steel.
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