welding dissimilar metals

Date 09-28-2007 03:12

can i weld s.s. to steel and if i can do i need s.s. or steel filler. can i weld either of those to aluminum or copper( can copper even be welded in a sense of welding and not brazing)? thanks

By TANKIE

Date 09-28-2007 03:29 Edited 09-28-2007 13:55

YES YOU CAN WELD SS, TO CARBON STEEL, USING AN 309L SS ROD OR SIMILAR WIRE WELDING ALSO DO KNOW WHAT PROCESS YOU ARE USING MIG , STICK, TIG??? HOPE THIS HELPS, TANKIE

By Tommyjoking (****)

Date 09-28-2007 08:01

2nd question.....ummmm no not with aluminum if you could you would be a very wealthy individual....copper can be attached to steel via welding in some limited ways. You can GTAW copper together using 347 SS filler and a few other fillers.

By scrappywelds (***)

Date 09-28-2007 22:05

you can most certainly braze s.s and carbon steel to copper with silver solder. you can even solder copper to aluminum, using steel wool, flux, and tin - lead or tin-antimony wires

By rtnnhazel (*)

Date 09-28-2007 23:37

wow you guys really cleared that up for me! thanks for the responses. by the way im using tig