APPLICATIONS:
For welding and cladding stabilized and unstabilized stainless steels to themselves and to carbon steels.
MICROSTRUCTURE:
Austenite with 3-10FN(3-9% ferrite). Typical ferrite number 6.
TYPICAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES:
Undiluted Weld Metal
Maximum Value Up to:
Tensile Strength
107,000 psi
Yield Strength
75,000 psi
Elongation
36%
Impact Energy
40J: -157oF (105oC)
Hardness:
Brinell 190, RockwellB92
RECOMMENDED CURRENT: DC Reverse (+) or AC
RECOMMENDED AMPERAGE SETTINGS:
Diameter (mm)
5/64 (2.0)
3/32 (2.5)
1/8 (3.25)
5/32 (4.0)
Minimum Amperage
50
65
90
145
Maximum Amperage
75
105
145
215
WELDING POSITIONS: Flat, Horizontal, Vertical up
WELDING TECHNIQUES:
Weld with the electrode tilted slightly using a short arc or the drag technique. This high recovery electrode allows you to use smaller than normal electrode diameters.
