On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:10:06 -0800, Tim Wescott
wrote:



Stainless is hard to weld, and fatigues far more readily than steel.

Setting aside the question of whether SS is a good choice for the OP's
project, the common austenitic stainless steels -- 304 and 316 -- are
among the easiest materials to weld. The fatigue limit of both alloys
is in the 35 to 40 ksi range, higher than the fatigue limit for common
structural steels.

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Ned Simmons