welding stainless steel

[16v Nova Kev]

hi i got myself a piper stainless back box prob is i need to weld a peice on at the back to mate up with the rest of my system. can you weld normal steel to stainless.:confused:

[Mike]

can you weld normal steel to stainless.:confused:

you can yes, but it doesnt like it all that much if its a structural/integral part lol

[Nobby]

yeah as mike said you can but it likes to spit

[bazil]

i tried to mig weld mild steel brackets onto a stainless steel spotlight bar, it was messy and did'nt have much strenth, i was told to get the proper mig wire and get stainless brackets made up and weld it then but i never done it, i just gave up.:roll:

[16v Nova Kev]

oh poo cheers guys might take it to custom exhaust place and see if they will fit it then.

[Balley]

Will Work with a decent welder and a good amount of heat! I have never know any of my welds brake etc

[16v Nova Kev]

i would be a 185amp pro one i use in work.

[Balley]

Will be fine then. we often weld stainless to steal, only time I had the weld crack was on a racing exhaut for a bike and that was just because it was paper thickness!

[16v Nova Kev]

cool might give it a bash then

[*Dave*]

iv welded my stainless steel exhaust system using normal mild steel mig wire using a 130 amp welder, worked a treat been fine and looks nice aswell.

[16v Nova Kev]

cheers i will take it into work and give it a go.

[Benn]

I "welded" my stainless system to my mild down pipe for a temp fix. Had the power up high and it worked fine.

[GRUNT 16V]

You Can Buy .8 Stainless Steel Wire For You Mig Just Remember To Use Pure Argon Gas
If You Use Standard Wire It Will Rust Like A Mother Fooker