welding carbon steel to stainless
 

welding carbon steel to stainless
does anyone have any experience with this? i've tried to look online (i even contacted lincoln electric), but have come up empty as far as design criteria and any potential issues that could arise from welding these dissimilar metals.
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it depends on the type of stainless steel. it can be done successfully, but you have to be careful about the electrode choice.
what type of stainless steel, what grade of carbon steel, and what is the application?