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Stainshield Heavy

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Benefits

  • Provides good, deep fusion profiles with high travel speeds, flat weld bead profiles resulting in lower wire usage and lower fabrication costs
  • Good arc stability is achieved producing low spatter, good weld appearance and a reduction in risk of fusion defects
  • Can help to produce X-ray-quality welds

Applications Summary

  • Widely used in the MIG welding of components in the thickness range of 10mm and above
  • Suitable for both manual and automatic applications for use with austenitic, ferritic, martensitic and duplex stainless steels
  • Ideal for welding thick sections and has been developed for spray and pulse transfer
  • Can also be used for welding pipework and stainless steel structures

The following tabled data provides you with a guide to materials and welding processes with which Stainshield Heavy can be used:

Material Specific Applications

  • Austentic, ferritic, martensitic and duplex stainless steels
  • Nickel alloys (not Monels)

Austentic, ferritic, martensitic and duplex stainless steels

 

Process   Typical Use   Example Application   Benefits
MIG welding  
  • Stainshield Heavy is most widely used in the MIG welding
    of components in the thickness range of 10mm and above.
    The product is suitable for both manual and automatic applications
 
  • Pipe Work
  • Structural Steel Work
  • Pressure Vessels
 
  • Good fusion
  • Good weld profile
  • High travel speeds
  • Low reinforcement

 

Nickel alloys (not Monels)

 

Process   Typical Use   Example Application   Benefits
MIG welding  
  • As with stainless steel Stainshield Heavy is best used to MIG
    weld nickel alloys of thickness of greater than 10mm.
    Only the Monel alloys are not recommended with this shielding gas.
 
  • Valve overlaying
 
  • Flatter weld profiles
  • Low spatter

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