If welding two aluminum parts are shown, what is considered part of the heat affected zone? I know strength is greatly reduced and I’ve read 1” from weld. Is top piece weld affected besides 1/2"...
Please see the attachment. Have a eccentrically loaded round tube post that is inserted into another post. Trying to ensure the posts won't buckle or yield and want to make sure I am approaching this problem correctly. Approach is to use secant formula for top post, but I don't know how to find...
