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Mig weld aluminum to steel

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 10:10 pm
by GCC
Is it possible to mig weld aluminum to steel? I want to weld a checker plate floor into a carbon steel gokart frame.

Re: Mig weld aluminum to steel

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:40 am
by cj737
Nope. Two dissimilar metals. you can't TIG, Stick or MIG aluminum to carbon directly. There are companies that make bonded bi-metal connectors, but for your application, they won't work.

Probably sufficient to rivet your plates to the frame.

Re: Mig weld aluminum to steel

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:02 pm
by GCC
Thanks. That's what I will do.