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12L14 and Weldability

Thread starter ornerynorsk
Start date Dec 31, 2003

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Dec 31, 2003

ornerynorsk

Industrial

I don't understand why all of the manuals and data books state 12l14 as being very difficult to weld. I've even seen one reference that states that it cannot be case-hardened. We weld 12L14 all of the time with very good results (we know that there is a lead emissions issue) and this is a beautiful material to caseharden. Any 12l14 experts out there who would care to comment?