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What are the best proficiencies for welding stainless steel? That’s like asking what is the best way to go fishing? It depends on a lot of things, doesn’t it? Lots of things like what type of stainless, what thickness, what is the application, and for what industry?

Lets focus on three industries:

Food service, Aerospace, and Nuclear.

1. Food Service

Most stainless steel in the feed service industry is 300 series stainless. Type 304 .063″ thick stainless sheet metal to be exact. If you go to any Fast feed counter and check out all the counters, shelving, cookers and such, you will observe it is all made from welded stainless steel sheet metal. Food service codes require 304 stainless steel to be used in feed preparation areas because it does not rust easily. All welds are supposed to be performed in such a way to not trap bacteria and other crud. Back sides of stainless steel welds must be shielded with argon so that they are not sugared and full of pits that could trap bacteria like salmonella. All wire brushing ought to be done with a stainless steel brush and welds that are not perfectly smooth must be blended smooth with some type of abrasive wheel and then cleaned with alcohol.

Tig welding is closely always the best routine since spatter and slag are absent. Tig welding rods ought to be 308L for welding 304 stainless. L is for low carbon because

Carbon is bad when it comes to corrosion resistance in stainless.

Tips for welding SS sheet metal : 1 amp per 1 thousands of thickness, keep the hot tip of the filler rod shielded and snip it if it gets oxidized, use chill bars made of aluminum, copper, or bronze whenever possible. Filler rod will have to in general not be more spectacular than thickness of metal welded. Keep bead width to around 4 times the thickness of the sheet. Use a gas lens style cup, a #7 or bigger. A 1/16 thoriated or lanthanated electrode will without apparent effort weld 16 ga .063″ sheet. Keep electrodes clean and sharp.

2. Aerospace

Stainless steel alloys employed in the aerospace and aviation industries are a bit more varied. There are a large total of them. Austenitic stainless steels like 321, 347, 316, and 304 are common, but so are martensitic stainless grades like 410 steel , Greek Ascoloy, and Jethete M190. Another family of stainless applied on mercantile aircraft is the Precipitation Hardening variety. A PH at the end like 15-5ph, 17-4ph, 15-7ph, 17-7ph gives evidence of that the steel is ruination hardening. That means keeping it at high temperature for extended time allows the steel to harden. PH grades are occasionally much more difficult to weld than the straight 300 series because of alloy parts and complex metallurgical reactions to heat while welding.

Tig Welding and automated plasma welding are the most ordinarily employed processes.

Tips for Aerospace tig welding SS : Clean, Clean, Clean. Use as big a tig cup and possible 3/4 ” –1″. Use minimal heat and use any means to prevent distortion (skip welding, fixturing, little beads) shield the back side of everything you weld with argon using tooling, or home made purge boxes.

3. Nuclear

Nuclear piping schemes use a lot of stainless steel and most of it is TIG welded. Or at least the root pass is tig welded. Most of the stainless piping is basic 304L stainless but other grades like 316 are used also. Tig root passes with stick fill is finelooking mutual with heavy wall pipe but anything under schedule 80 is normally just Tig welded all the way out because x ray results are better that way. Stick welding is kind of hard with stainless.

Instrumentation lines that are 1/2″ and less in diameter and are often times done with orbital tig welding because it is so repeatable. Welding little diameter tubing manually is tough.

There are all kinds of other apps for welding corrosion immune alloys like boat propellers, headers and exhaust, and marine hardware like sailboat parts. One thing to do not forget is that they distort effortlessly so precautions like heat sinks, chill blocks, and minimizing heat input are all indispensable proficiencies to use.

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104 of 105 people found the following review helpful.
Was weary of SS cookware but, Love these!!!
By S. Bates
When we noticed our non-stick pans were losing their non-stick (into ours and our childrens food) we decided it was time to look at the alternative to teflon and non-stick coating. We waffled over whether to go cast iron or stainless. I was worried about cooking with stainless because of the sticking issue but decided to bite the bullet and went ahead and purchased these. I have to say, we LOVE them! My husband is able to make the most amazing omelettes without leaving half of it behind. I haven’t had much trouble with sticking at all. Scrambled eggs and hash browns seem to be the worst so far and with 15 mins of soaking the pans in water I am able to just scrub them clean with my nylon scrubby sponge. They are tough and durable and seem to put up with alot of use. We aren’t occasional cookers, as a family of five these pots and pans get used daily. The price is right but dont let it fool you! Can’t say enough.

72 of 72 people found the following review helpful.
Very Sastified
By Morris L. Mcneely Jr.
I did a bunch of research before buying new pots and pans. The reviews I read on this set made me believe that it was the best value for the money. The set arrived in beautiful condition and has remained that way with a good hand washing and drying.

The negatives I saw in the reviews here were that things were sticking and the handles got hot. I have not had a problem with either. In my opinion and from my experience the people who had food stick to the pans need to alter their cooking methods. Non-stick cookware, aside from not lasting very long and being dangerous to your health, has removed oils and butter from many peoples recipies. As for the handles getting hot, you need to use a burner that is equal to or smaller in size than the bottom of the cookware. I use the proper size burners and even when cooking at high temperatures my handles stay cool to the touch.
Hopefully this helps.

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Great product at a SUPER GREAT PRICE!!!!
By Jenny A. Turek
I have wanted copper-lined pots and pans for years, but I could not bring myself to drop the big bucks! I found these on Amazon and thought I would give them a try…. I AM SO HAPPY I DID! I am not a super crazy cook, I cook a few times a week. These are just right for people like me! They clean up super easy, they are as shiny as the day I bought them, I even have used a metal fork to stir (I know, not good move!) but they are completely scratch free!!! And they heat up quickly and evenly throughout the whole pan ( not just in the middle like cheap ones do!). I say give them a try! Why drop $500 when you can get a great product for way less???

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