Stainless steel choice 1

[cvg]

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?

 

[JStephen]

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

 

[cvg]

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.

 

[Ron]

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

 

[cvg]

Thanks