Material tests 1. Durability- since there will be large sheep and chemical drums bashing around in the crate I will need to test the possible steels I could use by bashing them around and see how they with stand it. For this test I welded two pieces of blue steel at 45 degrees, two pieces of gal at 45 degrees, two pieces of blue steel square cut and two pieces of gal square cut. Once done I will then do tests on the welds such as weight press.
Blue steel with 45⁰ cuts and welds Galvanized steel with 45⁰ cuts and welds 2. Rust- since the crate will spend a lot of time in or around water it has to be weather proofed. Research has told me that using galvanized steel will help prevent rust a lot because of its zinc coating. Also welding up all the joins so that there are no gapes will mean to water gets into the steel rusting it from the inside out. I will be using kill rust on the crate because of researching Wattyl’s kill rust product looks right for my needs. For more information see attached technical data sheet.
Materials 30mm by 30mm shs galvanized steel for its light weight and durability 50mm square mesh to keep the sheep in and for extra durability Rolling gate wheels
Galvanized steel
mesh