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Old 20-12-09, 23:36
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All the hull seem welds are made using a steel type rod however a lot of brakets are welded with with stainless rods and to this day present as nice shiny welds. QUESTION why use two types of rods? why the expense of stainless welds?
When armour plate was welded, due to the structure of the metal, the rods used were Nickel Chrome, admit it looks like stainless and is similar. This was the procedure with British armoured vehicles, so assume the same.
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