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Consumables - Page 35
- From The Welder
Flux-cored wire offers low-hydrogen weld deposit
- Jan 14, 2016
- Product Release
Hobart has introduced FabCO® 750M gas-shielded, flux-cored wire. It is designed to provide low diffusible hydrogen weld deposits on high-strength applications to help minimize the risk of underbead cracking. The wire is suitable for such applications as welding API 5L Grade X100 pipe; as an...
- From The Welder
Heavy-duty packaging protects SAW flux
- Jan 13, 2016
- Product Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has introduced Flux Pack™ packaging for its OK line of SAW flux. The packaging uses heavy-duty LDPE (low-density polyethylene) material to protect dry agglomerated welding flux against moisture re-absorption from the atmosphere. The packaging has an extended shelf...
- From The Welder
All-position, gas-shielded, flux-cored wire suitable for 100 percent CO2 welding
- Jan 13, 2016
- Product Release
Stoody®, an ESAB brand, has introduced 625-T1C gas-shielded, flux-cored joining wire, designed for all-position welding of alloy 625 and dissimilar metals using 100 percent CO2 shielding gas. The wire’s composition results in an all-weld deposit with iron content less than 1 percent, which is...
- From The Welder
PTA, laser cladding consumables developed for wear protection
- Jan 7, 2016
- Product Release
Stoody®, an ESAB brand, has introduced a series of new plasma transfer arc (PTA) and laser cladding powders. The 6030 powder formulations comprise 60 percent tungsten carbide and 40 percent nickel alloy. They form a ductile nickel-chrome alloy matrix with a 30 to 35 HRC. The 6051 powder also...
- From The Welder
ESAB filler metals meet Buy America requirements
- Jan 6, 2016
- News Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products, Florence, S.C., has announced that its welding filler metals meet the Buy America provision, making them eligible for use in public projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The company has launched a dedicated web page about the filler...
- From The Welder
Tungsten electrodes are free from thoria
- Dec 31, 2015
- Product Release
Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT® has developed MultiStrike® tungsten electrodes that are free from the potentially harmful thoria. They can be used for welding aluminum with the AC process, as well as steels and alloys with the DC process. Available in the U.S. from Cob Industries, the...
- From The Welder
Portable wire feeders introduced
- Dec 8, 2015
- Product Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has launched two new portable wire feeders that are compatible with the Warrior 400i MV CC/CV and Warrior 500i power sources. The Warrior® YardFeed 200 provides remote control of the voltage and wire feed speed at the feeder, including the ability to preset wire...
- From The Welder
Submerged arc electrode resists corrosion
- Nov 17, 2015
- Product Release
Select-Arc Inc. has introduced SelectWear 410NiMo-S, a hardsurfacing martensitic stainless steel wire. The tubular submerged arc welding electrode produces a deposit that resists abrasion, corrosion, and thermal fatigue. Available in 3/32, 7/64, and 1/8 in. dia., the electrode is used in such...
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: Discovering the cause of lack of fusion in PJP joints
- By Nino Mascalco, Rob Koltz, and Steve Sigler
- Nov 16, 2015
- Article
Q: We manufacture various products for the agriculture and transportation industries. A majority of our products are made from 6061 and 5652 aluminum and are joined with gas metal arc welding (GMAW-S) using a 5356 filler metal and 100 percent argon shielding gas. Most of the joints are partial...
- From The Welder
Plasma cutting electrodes’ silver tip slows wear rate
- Nov 11, 2015
- Product Release
Hypertherm has introduced SilverPlus® electrodes for its HySpeed® HSD130 plasma cutting systems. In the company’s laboratory testing, the electrode has been shown to last more than twice as long as a standard copper-tipped electrode. According to the manufacturer, the electrode delivers 4 and 5...
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: Welding medium-carbon to high-strength steel
- By Nino Mascalco, Rob Koltz, and Steve Sigler
- Sep 28, 2015
- Article
Q: We need to weld a 1-in.-thick AISI 1050 carbon steel plate to a 2-in.-dia. A514 steel shaft. The AISI 1050 has a yield and tensile strength of 95 KSI and 115 KSI, respectively. We know we should preheat, but we're unsure of what temperatures to use or what filler metal to select. Could you...
- From The Welder
Shielding gas blends for carbon steel GMAW
- By Samantha Noland
- Sep 28, 2015
- Article
Argon and CO2 are the most commonly used gases in gas metal arc welding (GMAW). Alone, each has pronounced advantages. Together they combine to neutralize each other’s weaknesses and capitalize on each other’s strengths, all while providing you with your desired weld requirements.
- From The Welder
Selecting the right contact tip size
- By Tiejun Ma and Tre’ Heflin-King
- Sep 24, 2015
- Article
Using the right-sized contact tip is critical to achieving optimal results in robotic and semiautomatic GMAW operations. Among the factors that determine the right tip size are the process and wire.
- From The Welder
PWTV: Shielding Gas Function
- Aug 26, 2015
- Video
Samantha Noland of nexAir provides a brief overview of the physics of welding gases.
- From The Welder
PWTV: Selecting a Shielding Gas for GMAW
- Aug 26, 2015
- Video
Samantha Noland of nexAir discuses what attributes CO2, Argon, and a combination of the two bring to the GMAW process.
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