Mixing Steel and Aluminium in sheet plant

[johanzp]

Can anybody direct me and name the most important issues that we should take into account when stamping/cutting &welding steel sheet products and aluminum sheet products on the same factory floor?
For instance: are there any measures needed to shield steel chips from our aluminum sheet or vice-versa.. et

thanks
Johan

 

[CoryPad]

Need to avoid steel slivers/chips in the stamping dies for Al parts to avoid embedding them into the Al which can cause cracking and corrosion problems.

Regards,

Cory

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