Welding Stainless Steel Exhaust Pipe

The widely used stainless steel is the type 304 stainless steel as they are also referred to as surgical stainless steel as it contains a maximum of 20 of chromium and 10 of nickel.

Welding stainless steel exhaust pipe.

Most of the popular welding processes can be used but i prefer gmaw because it works well on custom exhaust systems for my high school students hot rods. Firstly tig welding has zero tolerance of dirt oils paint and rust. But if your car has a stainless steel exhaust pipe then you better use small spool for stainless steel wire and use regular mig welder machine and this is how to mig weld stainless steel exhaust pipe. Before starting welding wears hand gloves face mask apron as protection from spark and light.

So first thoroughly clean the tubing and ensure no dirt or oil residue is left. Ferritic stainless steel is the cheapest form of steel and hence it is favored for manufacturing automotive exhaust components. Work done on a chevy s10 pickup truck. We have proof right here.

In particular this technique is used for welding exhaust pipes made from alloys such as stainless steel. Is it ok to weld stainless steel exhaust tubing with carbon steel mig wire. Its definitely not a good idea. When tig welding exhaust pipe care must be taken.