SMAW Welding Tips on Low Moisture Electrodes (Low Hydrogen).
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The following electrodes, designated with the suffixes -15, -16, -18, -28 and -48 are needed for welding steels whenever the conditions require that no or minimum Hydrogen be introduced in the weld for preventing Hydrogen cracking.
Ingredients in the covering reduce oxide inclusions and promote higher impact properties. Hardenable carbon steels and thick materials should be welded with this class of electrodes because these steels are prone to Hydrogen Induced Cracking.
SMA-welding-tips require that all these electrodes be stored in dry conditions and, if exposed to dampness must be dried in an oven for sufficient time before use. Arc length should always be kept short to reduce the risk of porosity.
E7015: like all the -15 electrodes, are used with DCEP for welding thick materials, also for high sulfur and enameling steels, in all welding positions (excluding the larger sizes). The heavy slag is easy to remove.
E7016: (and other -16 electrodes) have a potassium rich covering tostabilize the arc in AC. Otherwise the characteristics are similar to the above.
E7016-1: have higher manganese content, intended to develop lower transition temperature.
E6018: electrodes similar to E7018 (hereafter) but at lower strength level. Suitable as buffer layers in cladding applications.
E7018: similar to E7015 but with iron powder in the thicker cover. For AC and DCEP in all welding positions. Useful also for high strength high carbon and low alloy steels.
E7018-1: higher manganese content than the above, for lower transition temperature.
E7018M: intended for optimum mechanical properties, but sometimes classified as E7018
E7028: similar to E7018 but limited to flat or horizontal position. With iron content in the cover to produce higher deposition rate.
E7048: again similar to E7018, optimized for vertical down+ applications, but difficult to achieve consistently good X-Ray quality results in multiple pass applications.
All electrodes have optimum current ranges for each size, as specified by manufacturers and usually published on the cardboard box. We report hereafter, as practical SMA-welding-tips, a few AWS Specifications for Covered Electrodes.
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