I have a question for the experts in piping technology: can steam carbon steel pipes be welded to stainless steel flanges?
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As the title suggests, when purchasing flanges, I ended up getting ones made of stainless steel 304. I would like to ask whether, when welding stainless steel flanges together, the welding strength of such different materials will be sufficient; will the joints fail? Also, is corrosion between different materials more severe in this case?
It should be fine; to address the issue of reprocessing, I’ve used 304 material for all the elbows in my condensate pipelines
The welding of shaped steel should be carried out in accordance with the requirements for welding shaped steel.
Carbon steel and stainless steel can be welded. . . The pipes are made of carbon steel; using 304 for the flanges seems a bit wasteful. . .
Why not buy another batch of carbon steel flanges? . . Anyway, the lead time for flanges isn’t very long either. . Then these 304 flanges are used elsewhere. . .
Welding of shaped steel requires welding methods suitable for shaped steel, as well as corresponding electrodes.
It can be welded; just choose the right welding rod
Different types of steel can be welded, but special welding electrodes are required; for details, refer to \"SH/T3526-2004 Standards for Welding of Different Types of Steel in the Petrochemical Industry\"
:Lol, this issue should be left for the construction party to consider. . . How to weld. . . Bring out the welding procedure qualification. .