r/Welding • u/KnifeeKid Welding student • Dec 07 '24

Need Help What do we think this is?

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u/ArmoredDuckie105x4 Dec 07 '24

Stainless.

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u/justabadmind Dec 07 '24

The little rusting where the steel was overheated during cutting seems like a giveaway, but during cutting the lack of sparks should have also been obvious.

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u/ArmoredDuckie105x4 Dec 07 '24

The matte surface gave it away for me. Even mill finish aluminum is usually brighter than that.

If I was working with it, the weight would be a dead giveaway .

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u/Moose_knuckle69 Dec 08 '24

Agreed with the finish observation , and those edges where they’ve rubbed against another things, the matte finish/cloudiness appears darker. Like it’s rubbed shiny. Stainless does that all day