WilliamTO-35
Silver Member
A couple of years ago, as a beginner arc welder, I tried several types of coated rods on mild steel , using my AC/DC arc welder. I found that, using a stainless steel rod ( ID number now unknown) , I was able to lay down some very nice looking beads . But, they turned out to be only about one half the strength of steel rods, such as 7014 and 7018 . I compared strength by doing butt welds on long pieces, and breaking them by hand . Are stainless rods typically that weak ? Thanks.