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welding 303 to 316 stainless??
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Question  03-09-2015, 02:07 PM (This post was last modified: 03-09-2015, 03:03 PM by jawnn.)
Is it possible to weld 303 stainless to 316? or maybe I will just have to thread it. sounds bad.
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03-10-2015, 01:27 AM
I know 304 and 316 play nice together, they're common materials in performance exhaust systems.

316 is also the preferred rod for 304.
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03-10-2015, 04:00 PM
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.

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03-10-2015, 07:34 PM
What Tom said. I've never seen 303 successfully welded to anything.
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