So you dont rate 312 stainless rods for repairs like this?

Unfortuneately even full pen vee butt welds havnt cut it for me

severely metal fatigued schedule 160 2- 1/2 inch pipe. Being on a EAF it is constantly heating and cooling " relatively speaking" so this is why we believe it eventually starts cracking. From new to the first time cracks appear is about 12-16 months of service life. (Ofcourse they are tryi...

Hi all, Ive got trouble at work trying to repair a water cooled panel structure that transports off gases from the electric arc steelmaking process. Current consus is to grind out as best you can and weld with 7016 rods but within 3 days the repairs are cracked through the centre again, never in the...

Standard hole to be filled in

Hi, Has anyone used mixed helium gas say 50/50 or 80/20 helium/argon to weld copper about 10mm too 25mm thick (1/2inch- 1inch) Some context, the welding is just rebuild work on copper lances that are used to deliver oxygen into a furnace, current repair procedure is to just heat until red hot and we...

You can definately do it but bring alot of patience and contact tips with you. Keep the gun and liner as straight as you can, back the tension off on the drive rolls, try use a larger dia wire like 1.2 or 1.6 and get the aluminium tips- 1.2A (alot of them) I am unfortunate enough to have to use this...