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Stainless steel choice

Stainless steel choice

Stainless steel choice

(OP)
what is the best grade of stainless steel (bars and plate) which can be easily welded, is cheap and readily available and provides reasonable hardness - 303, 304 or 316 or something else?

RE: Stainless steel choice

Weldability, price, availability and hardness are all relative.  What are you doing with it?

RE: Stainless steel choice

(OP)
it will be a survey monument, located in a spillway, subject to erosion from flowing water, rocks, sand etc. will need to weld a plate to the top and embed in a concrete structure.  

RE: Stainless steel choice

Either 304L or 316L will work for this application.  Both are weldable and corrosion resistant.

RE: Stainless steel choice

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