Any problems welding with mig onto stainless?

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Feb 13, 2006 | 03:13 PM

chirp the 1-2

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Any problems welding with mig onto stainless?

Im running into a problem where i need to cut the flange off a stainless header and reweld a more universal style flange on it. The exhaust shop only has a mig welder. Is this gonna be ok?

Thanks in advance im am clueless about welding

Feb 13, 2006 | 03:32 PM

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Re: Any problems welding with mig onto stainless?

Yeah, it will be fine as long as they use stainless wire and the proper shielding gas. If they're using flux core wire, or regular mild steel wire, I'd stay away.

Feb 13, 2006 | 04:35 PM

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Re: Any problems welding with mig onto stainless?

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Originally Posted by chirp the 1-2

i've migged plenty of mild to stainless stuff with mild wire. and it was on extreme use parts like turbo manifolds where heat and stress are high. no cracks, no problems.

Feb 13, 2006 | 06:00 PM

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Re: Any problems welding with mig onto stainless?

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i've migged plenty of mild to stainless stuff with mild wire. and it was on extreme use parts like turbo manifolds where heat and stress are high. no cracks, no problems.

sweet hope it works

Feb 14, 2006 | 05:45 AM

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Re: Any problems welding with mig onto stainless?

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Originally Posted by Greaser

i've migged plenty of mild to stainless stuff with mild wire. and it was on extreme use parts like turbo manifolds where heat and stress are high. no cracks, no problems.

Was just about to say the same thing till i saw greaser spoke