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Material Combinations for Friction Welding

The following charts include common industry combinations for carbon steel welding, alloy steel welding, stainless steel welding, and other metals and alloys, including dissimilar metals, for the friction welding / inertia welding process. Friction welding is not limited to the material combinations shown below. If you do not see the material or dissimilar welding combinations you are interested in joining, please contact our application specialists with your inquiry.
 
 CARBON STEEL WELDING
1008 - to - 1037, 1052
1010 - to - 1010, 8620
1013 - to - 1018, 1117
1018 - to - 1018, 1052, 1141, 5130,
EX-TEN50
1020 - to - 1020, 1037, 1095, 1140
1040 - to - 1040, 1045
1041 - to - 1041
1045 - to - 1141, 4150, 8620, EX-TEN50
1049 - to - 1049
1085 - to - 1017
1095 - to - 1020
1117 - to - 1117
1141 - to - 1141
T-11 - to - T-11
T-22 - to - T-22
15B37 - to - 15B37
14B36 - to - 14B36
 
 ALLOY STEEL WELDING
3140 - to - 2112
4032 - to - 4032
4115 - to - 4115
4130 - to - 1035, 4130, 4140, 4142
4140 - to - 1020, 1035, 4140, 4142
4340 - to - 4340
5120L - to - 1026, 5120L
5130 - to - 1018
8620 - to - 1018, 8620
8625 - to - 8625
9650 - to - 6150
52100 - to - 1040, 8620, 52100
9310 - to - 9310
98BV40 - to - 98BV40
 
 ALUMINUM WELDING
ALUMINUM - to - CARBON STEEL
1100 - to - 1100
2024 - to - 2024
6061 - to - 6061, 356 CAST
6061 T-4 - to - 1100, 6063 T-4
6063 - to - 6063, 356 CAST
M-821 - to - 8740
 
 OTHER NON-FERROUS WELDING
ALUMINUM - to - 1045, BRONZE
BRASS - to - BRASS
BRONZE - to - STEEL
COPPER (Cu) - to - COPPER-1020, SILVER
 
 STAINLESS STEEL WELDING
302 SS - to - 1020, 1045, 410 SS, 440 SS
303 SS - to - 1018, 1045, 1117
304 SS - to - 304, 1020, 1045, HASTELLOY B, HASTELLOY C
309 SS - to - 1010
316 SS - to - 316, 1018, 1020, 1045, 1117
321 SS - to - 8630, 321SS
347 SS - to - 17-4 PH
410 SS - to - 1045
416 SS - to - 1018, 1045, 440 SS
440 SS - to - 440 SS
17-4 PH - to - 1117, 17-4 PH, 310 SS
CARP 20 - to - 1018, 1020, 1045, CARP 20
2205 DUPLEX - to - 2205 DUPLEX, 1018
 
 HIGH SPEED STEEL WELDING
M-1 - to - 1040, 1045, 1050, 1070, 8650
M-2 - to - 1045
M-4 - to - MATRIX ALLOY
M-7 - to - 1045
M-10 - to - 1045
M-50 - to - M-50
S-1 - to - 1080
H-13 - to - 1018, H-13
 
 OTHER WELDING MATERIALS
CARBIDE 3411 - to - 1020
SINTERED CARBIDE - to - 1018
INCO 600 - to - INCO 600
INCO 713C - to - 1036, 1040, 4140, 5140, 8630
INCO 713LC - to - 5140, d979
INCO 718 - to - INCO 718, AMS6304 INCOLOY 901, WASPALOY
INCO 751 - to - 1045, 4140
INCONEL X - to - 8645
MOLYBDENUM - to - MOLYBDENUM
MONEL 400 - to - MONEL 400, 1020, 1026
NICKEL 200 - to - NICKEL 200
TD NICKEL - to - 1018, TD NICKEL
T-1 - to - 4140
TANTALUM - to - 1018, 302 SS
TITANIUM - to - 1018, 1100 ALUMINUM, TITANIUM
TUNGSTEN - to - TUNGSTEN
TUNGSTEN CARBIDE - to - 1020
 
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