Control rods. Riveted U.C.

[tankbarrell]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

I am only asking as I have access to a load of mild rod I understand the need for a greater tensile if the rod worked in compression

That's a contradiction!

I'm sure mild steel would be fine though, normal bright mild steel is EN3B, it has a tensile strength of about 80% that of EN8.