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American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). Handbook Series # 9 002. 2002. 18p. The purpose of this booklet is to help designers and manufacturing engineers achieve a better understanding of the welding characteristics of stainless steels, so they may exercise better control over the finished products with respect to welding. In addition to welding, other ancillary joining methods are discussed, including soldering and brazing.
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A DESIGNERS’ HANDBOOK SERIES NO 9 002 WELDING OF STAINLESS STEELS AND OTHER JOINING METHODS Distributed by NICKEL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Produced by AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE WELDING HANDBOOK INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................2 STAINLESS STEEL WELDING CHARACTERISTICS ..............................................................................................................3 AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEELS ................................................................................................................................................3 PRESERVATION OF CORROSION RESISTANCE ................................................................................................................................5 Carbide Precipitation..........................................................................................................................................................................5 Stress-Corrosion Cracking ................................................................................................................................................................5 WELDING PREHEATING ......................................................................................................................................................................5 MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEELS ..................................................................................................................5 WELDING PREHEATING ......................................................................................................................................................................6 FERRITIC STAINLESS STEELS ......................................................................................................................................................7 PRESERVATION OF CORROSION RESISTANCE ................................................................................................................................7 WELDING PREHEATING ......................................................................................................................................................................7 PRECIPITATION HARDENING STAINLESS STEELS..........................................................................................7 WELD ROD SELECTION ....................................................................................................................................7 AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEELS ........................................................................................................................................................8 MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEELS ......................................................................................................................................................8 FERRITIC STAINLESS STEELS ..............................................................................................................................................................8 PRECIPITATION HARDENING STAINLESS STEELS ............................................................................................................................8 WELDING PROCESSES FOR STAINLESS STEELS ....