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Consumables - Page 39
- From The Welder
Low-alloy wires offered for all-position welding
- Nov 12, 2014
- Product Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has introduced two new wires to its Dual Shield II series of mild steel and low-alloy flux-cored welding consumables. According to the manufacturer, the wires offer excellent welding performance in all positions with high deposition rates and efficiencies. They...
- From The Welder
Electrodes designed to operate at lower temperature
- Oct 30, 2014
- Product Release
Hypertherm has introduced new Centricut brand consumables as an alternative for ESAB XR consumables in PT-36 torches. According to the manufacturer, its patented SilverLine electrode features a hybrid copper/silver weld joint that delivers performance equal to a solid silver electrode at a...
- From The Welder
Metal-cored wires provide strength after extensive stress-relief hold time
- Oct 29, 2014
- Product Release
Hobart has introduced two new metal-cored wires formulated to maintain strength after extensive stress-relief hold time when welding 4130 and 4140 steels. The Hobart® FabCOR® 4130 SR is a gas-shielded metal-cored wire for semiautomatic welding, and the Hobart SubCOR® 4130 SR is a metal-cored SAW...
- From The Welder
Low manganese emission welding wire enhances worker safety
- Oct 28, 2014
- Product Release
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has introduced Coreweld C6 LF, a new low-manganese-emission, high-efficiency, metal-cored welding wire developed in response to new EPA regulations and guidelines from American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) for manganese exposure limits....
- From The Welder
Gas cutting tips available with copper finish
- Oct 22, 2014
- Product Release
ESAB’s Global Center of Excellence for Gas Apparatus has introduced a new copper finish for its OXWELD® series of acetylene, alternate fuel, specialty cutting, and steel industry product tips in its gas apparatus product line. The company no longer chrome-plates its cutting tips, as the process...
- From The Fabricator
Low-alloy filler metals: From A to W
- By Blaine Guy
- Oct 22, 2014
- Article
Low alloy steels gain their mechanical and chemical properties from the addition of alloying elements, including nickel, chromium, molybdenum, and manganese. They typically offer an ultimate tensile strength of 80,000 PSI or greater, and as with any material, they require a filler metal that matches their chemistry and provides the desired strength.
- From The Welder
Electrode welds plates with surface contaminants
- Oct 15, 2014
- Product Release
Select-Arc Inc. has introduced Select 70CRP, a flux-cored carbon steel electrode designed for the welding of structural plate with surface contaminants, such as rust and weldable primers. It welds on these surfaces with minimal porosity and blowholes, delivering smooth arc characteristics, minimal...
- From The Welder
Filler metal facts
- By Robert Fox
- Oct 6, 2014
- Article
The factors that influence filler metal consumption, such as joint design and the choice of welding process, are key to helping you better understand, anticipate, and monitor operational costs and the bottom line.
- From The Welder
Consumables Corner: Selecting filler metals for stainless steel welding
- By Nino Mascalco, Rob Koltz, and Steve Sigler
- Sep 23, 2014
- Article
Q: We're a midsize job shop that manufactures a wide variety of products from various types of metal. Currently we have a project that requires welding 304L to 316L stainless steel and welding both of these alloys to A572 Grade 50 steel. Some of the welds are structural and some are used in...
- From The Welder
Choosing the right aluminum filler alloy
- By Gregory Doria
- Sep 22, 2014
- Article
How do you know which aluminum filler alloy to use? Our experts lead you to choose the right aluminum filler rod and wire for your welding projects here.
- From The Welder
Metal-cored electrode engineered for low-temperature stress relief
- Sep 19, 2014
- Product Release
Select-SAI Inc. has introduced Select 70C-6 SR, an E70C-6MJ-H4 gas-shielded, metal-cored electrode designed for low-temperature service requirements. The wire provides excellent weldability with a low slag, resulting in a smooth arc transfer with outstanding arc stability, the manufacturer says....
- From The Welder
Hobart releases video showcasing partnership with NASA on James Webb Space Telescope
- Sep 9, 2014
- News Release
Filler metal manufacturer Hobart®, Troy, Ohio, has released a new “It’s the Tie That Binds™” brand campaign video featuring its collaboration with NASA on the James Webb Space Telescope space exploration project. The new telescope is the most powerful ever built and, for the coming decade,...
- From The Welder
Metal-cored wires: Your questions answered
- By Blaine Guy
- Sep 8, 2014
- Article
When does switching to metal-cored wires make sense? Answers to the most commonly asked questions about this consumable can help you decide if it’s right for your operation.
- From The Welder
Welding torches feature close-to-process wire feeding
- Sep 5, 2014
- Product Release
SKS Welding Systems offers the Frontpull 8 family of welding torches. They feature close-to-process wire feeding, with the drive unit directly in front of the torch neck. The torches are suitable for all standard arc welding and soldering processes, including spatter and heat-reduced welding...
- From The Welder
GTAW torch welds in hard-to-reach places
- Sep 2, 2014
- Product Release
The CK Flex-Loc GTAW torch from CK Worldwide Inc. is suitable for welding in hard-to-reach places. It uses a 360-degree rotating head that locks in any position, allowing the user to position the head at any angle. Interchangeable heads allow simplified changeout of different head and tungsten...
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