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welding 303 to 316 stainless?? - jawnn - 03-09-2015
Is it possible to weld 303 stainless to 316? or maybe I will just have to thread it. sounds bad.
RE: welding 303 to 316 stainless?? - Roadracer_Al - 03-10-2015
I know 304 and 316 play nice together, they're common materials in performance exhaust systems.
316 is also the preferred rod for 304.
RE: welding 303 to 316 stainless?? - TomG - 03-10-2015
303 is generally considered unweldable because of its sulfur content. It may improve if joined with 316 due to mixing in the weld, but I wouldn't bet on it.
Tom
RE: welding 303 to 316 stainless?? - PixMan - 03-10-2015
What Tom said. I've never seen 303 successfully welded to anything.