# Can you weld 1020 Forged Steel?

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**Created:** [October 28, 2011, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-weld-1020-forged-steel/261066 "2011-10-28T10:52:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2011, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-weld-1020-forged-steel/261066/24 "2011-10-31T06:48:40Z")

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> [@WTB: heavy bag stand for boxing](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-heavy-bag-stand-for-boxing/46223/4):
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> Preheat, prep, weld/peen, anneal and maybe normalize.
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> Not to mention its a steering attachment, **wont see as much stress** as a control arm fixture point. It wont see much stress until benny stuffs it into a wall or guardrail.
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> I am open to suggestions, I strive to learn something new every day. I welded a bunch of cast iron manifolds; crack repair and changing flanges, and some other cast stuff for tractors and what not. Not the most demanding parts, but nothing broke so far I worked on.

Oh yeah not much at all :rofl :rofl

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