"Clive" wrote in message
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I would have thought so, I must be cheaper to use 70 lbs a yard steel
than 120 lbs a yard steel in base product alone before any pre-forming
takes place.
What do you mean by base product?
Steel bar to be converted into rails.
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Clive


I'd like an accountant/quantity engineer/etc to chime in here, but AIUI, the
steel for the rails is such a small percentage of the cost that to skimp on
this may increase life cost due to rail maintenance and transfer of higher
incident loads to the substructure.

DW down under