| abstract |
Contoured metal-containing structural members (2) and methods for making the same. The contoured structural members (2) comprise metal-containing materials (4, 8) sandwiching a support or stabilizing structure (6). The contoured structure (2) can be provided by tube rolling (or roll wrapping) the metal-containing materials (4, 8) and the support structure (6) together and then, if necessary, bonding them or connecting them. With a contoured and generally non-flat structure, applications for the structural members (2) of the present invention are nearly limitless. |