Chapter III · Material Science
07
Key Insight
Quality Outlasts the Buyer
Average Service Life by Material
Years
80
60
40
20
0
YEARS
87
64
52
18
12
CAST IRON
WROUGHT IRON
STEEL
TIMBER
COMPOSITE
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