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Welding Steel to Aluminum
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Welding Steel to Aluminum

Welding Steel to Aluminum

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Is there a way ( reasonable ) to weld basic structural steel sections to structural alumnimum sections....

Say a W8x10 steel beam is the header carrying 2x4 Aluminum sections acting as rafters.

Thanks

RE: Welding Steel to Aluminum

No, not by conventional fusion welding processes. You can purchase a transition piece where the aluminum is explosively bonded to steel.

RE: Welding Steel to Aluminum

Friction welding and Magnetic Pulse welding have shown some capabilities.  Your description sounds like you want a field method, which doesn't exist.  Better to use mechanical fasteners and adhesives.

Regards,

Cory

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