Spotweld 304L SST to CRS?
Spotweld 304L SST to CRS?
(OP)
Gentlemen:
One of several solutions to an electronics packaging
design would involve spotwelding an SST housing to CRS internal brackets, shields, etc. None of
my metallurgy books address this situation so I would
presume it to be problematic. This design is for a
medical device in an OR environment. Anyone have
any experience with this? TIA...
One of several solutions to an electronics packaging
design would involve spotwelding an SST housing to CRS internal brackets, shields, etc. None of
my metallurgy books address this situation so I would
presume it to be problematic. This design is for a
medical device in an OR environment. Anyone have
any experience with this? TIA...
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RE: Spotweld 304L SST to CRS?
(It could also mean corrosion resistant steel).
A number of physical characteristics are different in carbon steel vs. stainless steel, so that the outcome of the dissimilar materials spot welding is indeed problematic. Unifying the material if possible would probably be the best solution.
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RE: Spotweld 304L SST to CRS?
Thanks for the reply
The more you know, the more you
know you don't know....
RE: Spotweld 304L SST to CRS?
can the brackets be converted to 304 as well?
RE: Spotweld 304L SST to CRS?
The short answer is yes, you can spot weld stainless steel to carbon steel. The resistivity of stainless steel is higher than that of carbon steel, and therefore it spot welds very nicely. No coatings to burn through either.
RE: Spotweld 304L SST to CRS?