Starting Salary. Newly hired U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are hired on at one of three government pay grade levels: GL-5, GL-7 or GL-9. The pay for a level GL-5 hire is $38,619 per year. For a GL-7 hire, the wage increases to $43,964.GL-9 hires earn the highest salary of newly recruited border agents, making $49,029 per year. The criteria for deciding the pay grade of a new hire are her past experience and education.he pay for a level GL-5 hire is $38,619 per year. For a GL-7 hire, the wage increases to $43,964. GL-9 hires earn the highest salary of newly recruited border agents, making $49,029 per year.
After this range is reached up to 1100 degrees the steel begins to react by slowly exceeding its ability to remain where it was placed. Above 1100 degrees F the steel begins to move- often as much as 1 inch per 10 feet of length.
1535C (2795F) - melting point of iron. ~1510C (2750F) - melting point of typical structural steel. ~825C (1517F) - maximum temperature of hydrocarbon fires burning in the atmosphere without pressurization or pre-heating (premixed fuel and air - blue flame)