Posted by Delbert Ealy on November 23, 1998 at 22:57:10:

In Reply to: Topic:forge welding stainless? posted by �rjan Sandstr�m on April 01, 1998 at 02:50:13:

: I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FORGE WELD STAINLESS BUT WITH

: LITLE SUCESS.

: I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL DIFRRENT MIXTURES CONTAINING

: BORAX,GLASS AND SAND.

: AND I KNOV HOW TO FORGE WELD ORDINARY STEEL AND TOOL

: STEEL (SWEDISH (14)2140) AND THE SWEDISH EQUIVALENT

: OF W1(+.3%C) AND O1 BUT I HAVE TRUBBLE WITH STAINLESS.

: I KNOW THAT IT IS POSSIBLE I HAVE SEEN IT DONE.

: O BY THE WAY THE STEEL THE MAN I SAW WELD USED CONTAIN

: .6%C 17%Cr 1.2%Mn AND3.5%Ni (THE SAME I AM USING).

: HE DEMONSTRATED IT TO ME BUT REFUSED TO TELL ME WHAT

: HE USED AS A WELDING COMPOUND

: can any one help

: thank you in advance

Orjan, forge-welding stainless requires a little different approach. First, the layers of steel have to be absolutely clean and flat. Second, stack up the layers as with a carbon steel billet. Third, wrap the entire billet with stainless steel foil. You should use three successive envelopes. Oh, do not forget to place a small piece of paper inside the first layer inside the first wrap. This will eat up all of the free O2. Fourth, heat the billet as you would with a carbon steel billet and forge-weld. Try to weld the billet all in the first heat. Then you let it cool and pray for sucess. I hope this helped. Delbert

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