The metal supports in the World Trade Centers melted when the fires exceeded 2000 degrees fahrenheit.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, became the center of steel production during the late 1800's. Andrew Carnegie founded Carnegie Steel Company which later was sold to US Steel Corporation there in 1870.
During World War II, the American steel industry boomed, while other countries' steel manufacturing facilities sustained considerable damage
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Iron and steel production for 1938 for the major world powers is available. With hindsight being a so-called 20-20 element, the iron and steel production of France and England fall millions of tons behind the production of Germany. To a large degree this is surprising in that the fears of another world war were a real fear.As an aside the US led the world in producing iron and steel in 1938 with the USSR in second place.
The World Trade Center was made from framed tube structures. The outer box was made of steel columns. It took close to four years for the World Trade Center to be completely finished.
The World Trade Center consisted of two identical buildings. They were steel and glass. They stood as obelisks the symbolized the modern high technology world.
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The 64th floor. During construction of the World Trade Center, environmentlists finally badgered New York city into prohibiting further use of asbestos to fireproof steel structural members, so from floor 64 up, an inferior product was used. Had the plane crashed further down in the building, where asbestos had been used to fireproof the steel structure, there would have been no bending and crippling of the steel structure from the flames, and the building would be standing, today.
Kiyoshi Kawahito has written: 'America's face abroad' -- subject(s): American National characteristics, Foreign public opinion 'The Japanese steel industry' -- subject(s): Costs, Prices, Steel, Steel industry and trade 'Issues of world steel production and trade in the 1980's' -- subject(s): Steel industry and trade
Bernard Keeling has written: 'The world steel industry' -- subject(s): Steel industry and trade
The World Trade Center (WTC) towers were constructed primarily using structural steel with a high-strength alloy, featuring a steel core surrounded by steel columns. The steel used was specifically chosen for its strength and fire-resistance properties.
Pittsburgh had become the world's center of iron and steel manufacturing. Chicago became the Nation's second-largest city, with 1.7 million inhabitants
Harry George Cordero has written: 'Iron and steel works of the world' -- subject(s): Directories, Steel industry and trade, Iron industry and trade
Constantin Goudima has written: 'The steel industry throughout the world' -- subject- s -: Steel industry and trade
The USS New York (LPD-21) was built partially out of steel from the World Trade Centre.
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