Stainless Steel Welding Rods For 14 Guage Sheet

Carbon steel and 18 ga.

Stainless steel welding rods for 14 guage sheet.

Welding stainless steel can be tricky because it is very good at retaining heat and this can lead to problems such as warping embrittlement and rust. In fact as little as five amps can make the difference between the perfect weld and a blued or burnt through part. I ve done some junker autobody repair with 6013 and it worked well for thin sheet steel. Sheet to 3 16 flat and angle for a test cell with 3 32 7018 just the lincoln 7018ac found at the big box stores and it worked great.

With these materials use a tri mix gas 90 helium 8 argon and 2 co 2. Disclaimer due to factors beyond the. The balance between the cr and ni mn is normally adjusted to provide a microstructure of 90 100. I have done many dumpster repairs with both 3 32 6011 and 7018 with no problems.

Stick welding sheet metal with 6013 rods. Gas metal arc welding gmaw is an effective method for joining light gauge metals such as carbon steel and austenitic stainless steel. Most dumpsters are 14 gauge. If you want to get a good feel for what 14 gauge feels like go kick a dumpster a few times.

Workpro w017004a bolt cutter bi material handle with soft rubber grip 14 chrome molybdenum steel blade 4 5 out of 5 stars 1 582 15 02 15. To weld sheet metal with solid wires use electrode positive ep or reverse polarity. Gauge to thickness chart click here for a printable pdf chart gauge. It s about the only rod that i ve used that welds well on ac.

Heck with 6013 set on straight polarity and good technique it s not all that difficult to weld 14 ga. Last week i welded 16 ga. Post weld heat treatment to soften and toughen the weld. How to weld thin gauge steel similar to car body panel down to 8mm or 1 32 of an inch thick with arc or stick welder.

I m welding very t. 3 3 austenitic stainless steel the austenitic stainless steels contain 16 26 cr 8 24 ni mn up to 0 40 c and small amounts of a few other elements such as mo ti nb cb and ta.