Attach SS bolt to SS plate

[markbannister]

I need to attach a 1/4"-20 SS stud to a SS sheet (.06" thick) for DC power connection (car battery).
Currently a hex bolt is tack welded on. Looking for a better way. New program so can look at all possibilities.

 

[MadMango]

Look into stud welding. It is a capacitive welding process with specialized components. An example:

http://www.nelsonstud.com/Portal/Portals/0/pdf/Catalog/StudWeld/Threaded/External/CFL.pdf

There are other vendors as well.

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[TVP]

Definitely look at some type of weld stud. Here is a link to the broader Nelson catalog:

http://www.nelsonstud.com/Portal/Products/Fasteners/Catalog/tabid/58/Default.aspx

 

[CoryPad]

You are using stainless steel for electrical conduction? Strange choice.

 

[markbannister]

The environment and application requires it.

 

[btrueblood]

Penn Engineering makes a line of press-in clinch studs too, might work in your application and avoid welding.