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.
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Welding SS to mild steel
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17 years ago
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.
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It'll be a bit of 25mm bar if I do, so I don't suppose melting it will be a problem!
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17 years ago
No, you should be fine with that :-)
Hope you have a juicy mig.
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The message from Grunff contains these words:
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.
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Yikes what did they do wrong? Not tidy the bedroom or what !!!!
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The message from "Andrew Mawson" contains these words:
They've been begging me to get on with it!