has weber ever made a aluminum burner


 
Jon will tell you those are the good early burners, type 304 stainless. The later ones were 430 ss and magnetic. For the technically inclined, 300 series ss has a higher percentage of chromium and type 304 is equivalent to 18/2 stainless used in nuts and bolts. Type 316 is even higher and preferred for marine environments.
 
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If you suspect a burner is aluminum, you could check it by comparing its weight to a similar (magnetic) burner. Aluminum is about 1/3 the weight of steel.

In addition to what Ed said above, aluminum makes a poor choice for grill burners due to its low melting point. I once relieved an aluminum kettle of its bottom by letting it boil dry on a propane camp stove.
 
Patrick,
What you probably have is the older, better made Weber #3609 Burner Tubes which are non-magnetic stainless.
I have several sets in my stash and prefer them over the Weber #7506 later tubes which are cheaper stainless steel.

Jeff
 
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