Clad alloy substrates and method for making same

A method for producing a clad stainless steel, the method comprising:

• providing a welded assembly comprising
• disposing an alloy cladding material plate on a stainless steel plate, wherein at least a first edge of the cladding material plate does not extend to a first edge of the stainless steel plate and thereby provides a margin on the stainless steel plate,
• disposing at least one framing element within the margin and adjacent the first edge, wherein the framing element is an alloy having greater hot strength than the cladding material plate,
• welding the cladding material plate to the framing element, and
• welding the framing element to the stainless steel plate;
• and
• hot rolling the welded assembly to provide a hot rolled band, wherein the framing element inhibits the cladding material plate from spreading beyond the first edge of the stainless steel plate during the hot rolling.

A welded assembly useful for producing a clad product, the welded assembly comprising:

• a stainless steel plate having a first edge;
• an alloy cladding material plate having a first edge, wherein the cladding material plate is disposed on a surface of the stainless steel plate, and wherein the first edge of the cladding material plate does not extend to the first edge of the stainless steel plate and thereby provides a margin on the stainless steel plate between the first edges;
• and
• a framing element within the margin and adjacent the first edge of the cladding material plate, wherein the framing element is an alloy having hot strength greater than the cladding material plate, and wherein the framing element is welded to the stainless steel plate and the cladding material plate.