Product Details
＋What Are Stick Electrodes?
Welding electrodes are metal wires with baked on chemical coatings. The rod is used to sustain the welding arc and to provide the filler metal required for the joint to be welded. The coating protects the metal from damage, stabilizes the arc, and improves the weld. The diameter of the wire, less the coating, determines the size of the welding rod. This is expressed in fractions of an inch such as 3/32", 1/8", or 5/32." The smaller the diameter means it requires less current and it deposits a smaller amount of filler metal.
These are a pound (1lb) of 14" Stainless Steel Stick Electrodes with 1/8" Diameter, E312-16 AWS Classification
Features
- Used for welding type 316L or 318 stainless steels.
- It has a maximum of .04% carbon content in the weld metal, which reduces the possibility of carbine precipitation and consequent intergranular corrosion.
- This electrode is widely used in the welding of chemical equipment.
- Used for welding wrought and cast alloys as well as for welding dissimilar metals.
