welding Cor Ten Steel to Stainless Steel

By GOSSAMERSTEEL Date 11-21-2005 16:26

I am planning the materials for an outdoor sculpture and would like the look of rusted metal welded to polished steel. I'm thinking that for the purpose of making the sculpture weather-proof I could use Cor Ten and stainless but I'm not sure if they can be welded together...and how? If you have any other material suggestion it would be appreciated

By PhilThomas (**)

Date 11-21-2005 16:38

Corten is essentially a carbon steel, so 309L grade stainless would probably work.

By CHGuilford (****)

Date 11-21-2005 17:32

I agree that 309L should work OK for your sculpture. You can get that in electrodes for most all of the usual welding processes.
One thing I want to point out - rust will probably creep over the stainless and discolor it, at least in areas where the stainless is below the weathering steel. You may want to clear-coat your stainless to preserve the appearance.

Chet Guilford