Welding A36 to Stainless Steel
Welding A36 to Stainless Steel
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I am working on a project where we wish to detail 58' of 3"x3"x1/4" A36 steel plate welded to 8 stainless steel tube columns. I am not sure what grade the stainless steel will be because it will be part of a propreitary sunshade system that has not yet been selected. The architect has ruled out bolted connections for aesthetic reasons.
My question is: Are there any issues or concerns associated with welding these two materials together? If so, would it be preferable or more economical to simply specify a stainless steel plate welded to the stainless steel columns?
My question is: Are there any issues or concerns associated with welding these two materials together? If so, would it be preferable or more economical to simply specify a stainless steel plate welded to the stainless steel columns?





RE: Welding A36 to Stainless Steel
If you can come back with more details and if possible the type stainless with the welding procedure you will use.
RE: Welding A36 to Stainless Steel
RE: Welding A36 to Stainless Steel
This is a link to a paper on dissimilar metal-welds that has some good information http://www.nidi.org/multimedia/technical_support/technical_literature_pdfs/14000_reprint_series/14018.pdf
RE: Welding A36 to Stainless Steel
There are other papers available of this site http://www.euro-inox.org that might be of interest.