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Welding on Jet Hot coating...
Can it be done? I need to weld tabs onto the exhaust hangers of my sidepipes. Not sure what "ceramic" really means as it applies to Jet Hot coatings (or equiv), but can I weld to it? Or do I need to grind off the coating or something like that?
Thanks, -Neil. |
You cannot weld on the ceramic surface of the coated parts. The fusion process that occurs during welding requires that the parent materials be of metal, ie: stainless steel, mild steel or another similar type of alloy. You will have to grind away the coating or find another way to attach the tabs.
Rick Parker |
Ceramic = ceramic
So by "ceramic", they really mean some variant of what I've grown up to know as ceramic, huh? I can live with that. I guess I can grind off some of the coating and weld. Rather than shipping off the pipes to Jet Hot again, I'll just dab some silver paint on that area -- it's not very visible.
Thanks. |
If you were talking Jet Hot specifically, then I couldn't comment. BUT, we have HPC over here and you can weld over their coating. I had some other pipes porcelain coated through another company, and they couldn't be welded.
It does discolour the surrounding area, but you definitely can weld the HPC. I was talking to them two days ago, because I need to weld in some exhaust temp bungs for datalogging purposes. Here's an old photo of my pipes. Does the finish look the same as HPC USA? http://777.racemail.com/images/picture_084.jpg |
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