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After welding for instance stainless steel tubing the welds are pickled in order to remove the discoloration of the heat.
At the temperature required for welding, austenitic stainless steel passivate so rapidly in the presence of atmospheric oxygen that a strong weld bond can not be formed.
309 stainless steel welding rod used to MS to SS 308 stainless steel welding rod only used to SS
The most common types of rods used for welding stainless steel are 308, 309, and 316. 308 rods are best for welding 304 stainless steel, while 309 rods are recommended for welding 309 stainless steel. 316 rods are suitable for welding 316 stainless steel and are also good for general-purpose welding of higher-grade stainless steels.
Yep, you can weld steel to stainless and you can weld stainless to steel. You can use steel or stainless welding rod in either case but the steel or steel welding rod will of course rust.
Easy. A rod or electrode used in welding stainless steel. Or to "clad" a surface with stainless steel. (Nothing more than laying down a layer or layers of stainless.) MIG wire also comes in stainless steel. Their are different types of stainless steel and rods/wire/electrodes to use on them.
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Most welding processes produce a gas to prevent oxidation of the weld.
A couple of metals that are used in a welding shop are carbon and stainless steel.
It depends on the type of stainless steel. Stainless steels come in various compositions and are identified by numbers and letters. Electrodes should be chosen that match these. For example when welding 316 stainless use type 316 electrodes. In a lot of situations you can safely use the next higher number. 304 stainless can be welded with 308 electrodes, 308 stainless with 310 electrodes. 309 electrodes are generally used to weld stainless to carbon steel.