OPINIONS on mild steel and stainless

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Oct 7, 2004 | 10:44 PM

flashmang

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OPINIONS on mild steel and stainless

Im looking for everyones opinion on this...

I am not a welder myself but am looking to see if its even possible...

Welding Mild steel or Aluminum Pipe to Stainless...

Attempting a larger collector pipe welded to a stainless header...

Our would I need to buy some stainless pipe ???

Oct 8, 2004 | 06:36 AM

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Re: OPINIONS on mild steel and stainless (flashmang)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by flashmang »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">...Welding Mild steel or Aluminum Pipe to Stainless...

Attempting a larger collector pipe welded to a stainless header...

Our would I need to buy some stainless pipe ???
</TD></TR></TABLE>

You can NOT weld aluminum to any steel.

Yes you can weld stainless to mild steel, you just have to use stainless filler rod that has a higher "number" then the stainless. For example if you're using 321 stainless (

) and mild steel you'd need 347 rod. I'd stick to stainless just for looks but it can be done as you asked.

The larger collector is not a problem either, just make sure to ask how much it'll cost first...