Crimping Stainless Steel

[skuntz]

I am contemplating a fixture that uses an aluminum strip to crimp a stainless steel wire. Would there be an issue with using two different metals?

 

[MadMango]

The aluminum strip will wear much more than the wire you are trying to crimp. Any thoughts on using a tool steel to crimp the stainless?

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[skuntz]

This fixture will be in a fairly corrosive environment. I need to stay with stainless and/or aluminum. I am choosing stainless for the wire because it needs to be formed into a rigid shape. I am thinking of aluminum to crimp because of malleability.

 

[btrueblood]

" I am thinking of aluminum to crimp because of malleability. "

Um, yeah. Meaning it's going to deform if you try to crimp/bend stainless wire with it. If that is what you intend, fine, but then you are probably doing more crimping of the aluminum? I think there is some misunderstanding between what you wrote and what we-all are reading here. A sketch or picture could help a lot.

 

[desertfox]

hi skuntz

Mixing aluminium and stainless together could generate galvanic corrosion if any electrolyte is present between the two materials.

desertfox

 

[ornerynorsk]

All materials corrode or degrade, it's just a matter of how quickly due to conditions.

What is the material and material condition being crimped? And also, what is the nature of the corrosive environment?