X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [207.46.163.144] (HELO na01-bn1-obe.outbound.protection.outlook.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9e) with ESMTPS id 6834756 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 02:16:27 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.46.163.144; envelope-from=SBoese@uwyo.edu Received: from BL2PR05MB098.namprd05.prod.outlook.com (10.255.232.15) by BL2PR05MB100.namprd05.prod.outlook.com (10.255.232.18) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 15.0.921.12; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 06:15:50 +0000 Received: from BL2PR05MB098.namprd05.prod.outlook.com ([169.254.2.119]) by BL2PR05MB098.namprd05.prod.outlook.com ([169.254.2.119]) with mapi id 15.00.0921.000; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 06:15:50 +0000 From: "Steven W. Boese" To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Renesis exhaust manifold material? Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Renesis exhaust manifold material? Thread-Index: AQHPW96Srg8sOt41nkms7X01rySwl5saBhp4 Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 06:15:49 +0000 Message-ID: <7e962551eb1146d4bbf07853cc1cb429@BL2PR05MB098.namprd05.prod.outlook.com> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [70.196.193.213] x-forefront-prvs: 0187F3EA14 x-forefront-antispam-report: SFV:NSPM;SFS:(10009001)(6009001)(428001)(199002)(189002)(164054003)(377454003)(81342001)(81542001)(99396002)(99286001)(74316001)(92566001)(15202345003)(74502001)(2656002)(87936001)(4396001)(83072002)(85852003)(79102001)(20776003)(66066001)(80022001)(33646001)(76482001)(15975445006)(76176999)(76576001)(54356999)(50986999)(75432001)(46102001)(74662001)(77982001)(31966008)(83322001)(86362001)(19580395003)(19580405001)(80976001)(24736002)(80792004);DIR:OUT;SFP:1101;SCL:1;SRVR:BL2PR05MB100;H:BL2PR05MB098.namprd05.prod.outlook.com;FPR:2ADCF125.AF239E05.3A68BFF7.96E57FEE.2025E;MLV:sfv;PTR:InfoNoRecords;A:1;MX:1;LANG:en; received-spf: None (: uwyo.edu does not designate permitted sender hosts) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginatorOrg: uwyo.edu Charlie,=0A= =0A= I don't know what alloy Mazda used. When I welded that layer to itself or = to 321 with a Tig torch, I used 347 rod. I haven't had problems with the w= elds, but don't have a lot of time on that assembly. I don't think a rod f= or regular steel would be a good choice. The Burns Stainless website has a= good discussion of welding stainless and that is where I purchased the rod= and flux.=0A= =0A= Steve Boese=0A= RV6A, 1986 13B NA, RD1A, EC2=0A= ________________________________________=0A= From: Rotary motors in aircraft on behalf of = Charlie England =0A= Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2014 8:50 AM=0A= To: Rotary motors in aircraft=0A= Subject: [FlyRotary] Renesis exhaust manifold material?=0A= =0A= Anyone know for sure the type of metal used for the 'middle layer' of=0A= the Renesis exhaust manifold? Not the bolt-on heat shield, but the outer=0A= welded layer that's about 0.1" thick. A magnet grabs it tightly, but it=0A= doesn't seem to rust, so that makes me think it might be some form of=0A= low grade stainless.=0A= =0A= I've got some 308L rod that's supposed to be good for welding stainless=0A= to itself and to regular steel, but I need to weld an area of the outer=0A= metal to itself, & don't know whether to use the 308 or a rod for=0A= regular steel.=0A= =0A= Thanks,=0A= =0A= Charlie=0A= =0A= --=0A= Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/=0A= Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.= html=0A=