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Welding SS to mild steel
What happens if you weld stainless steel (specifically type 304) to mild
steel? In my case, it'd be with a MIG welder using ordinary mild steel wire. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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Welding SS to mild steel
Guy King wrote:
What happens if you weld stainless steel (specifically type 304) to mild steel? In my case, it'd be with a MIG welder using ordinary mild steel wire. It welds ok. Stainless is a bit of a git to weld because of its lower thermal conductivity - you end up overheating and melting away the workpiece if you're not careful. But as far as "can I weld it to mild steel with mild steel wire", yes you can. -- Grunff |
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from Grunff contains these words: It welds ok. Stainless is a bit of a git to weld because of its lower thermal conductivity - you end up overheating and melting away the workpiece if you're not careful. It'll be a bit of 25mm bar if I do, so I don't suppose melting it will be a problem! -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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Welding SS to mild steel
Guy King wrote:
It'll be a bit of 25mm bar if I do, so I don't suppose melting it will be a problem! No, you should be fine with that :-) Hope you have a juicy mig. -- Grunff |
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Welding SS to mild steel
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from Grunff contains these words: No, you should be fine with that :-) Hope you have a juicy mig. Full power, go slow, lean the torch well towards the bar and it'll work well enough. It's only to hold the kids up, so not important! I'm making a set of giant gimbals to strap them into so I can whirl them round and round - the bar is for the axle. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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Welding SS to mild steel
"Guy King" wrote in message ... The message from Grunff contains these words: No, you should be fine with that :-) Hope you have a juicy mig. Full power, go slow, lean the torch well towards the bar and it'll work well enough. It's only to hold the kids up, so not important! I'm making a set of giant gimbals to strap them into so I can whirl them round and round - the bar is for the axle. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. Yikes what did they do wrong? Not tidy the bedroom or what !!!! AWEM |
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Welding SS to mild steel
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from "Andrew Mawson" contains these words: Yikes what did they do wrong? Not tidy the bedroom or what !!!! They've been begging me to get on with it! -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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