muffler welding

[bulldogge]

hey..have bought some mufflers for my suzuki gs450 and have realised that they are stainless ..wot is the exhaust tubing made from is it just a thin mild steel and can they be welded together and wot sort of welding would u use...cheers

[SimJen]

yep stainless and mild steel can be welded together. not recommended in an area of vibration though. Bolted flanges would be better.

[bulldogge]

thanx ..was wondering wot to use ..mig or tig???...cheers

[Sensei]

Use Tig with 309 wire will be sweet as anywhere if you are a good welder .

[SimJen]

yep what he said :)

[Teflon]

I would purge it before welding. Like above have said, use 309 wire, or it will crack.