Yep, and at about 800 degrees steel
Posted on: September 11, 2018 at 13:44:34 CT
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loses about 50% of tensile strength, and at 1000 degrees, nearly 80%. A fire of 1200 degrees would have softened the steel to the point where it could not support the load above it.