| Coated
Electrodes For HSLA Steels |
| Classification |
| AWS A5.5 |
: |
E 8018-C2 |
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| DIN 8529 |
: |
EY 46 98 3 Ni B |
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| Description
and Applications |
| Heavy coated
basic type electrode for welding of nickel bearing steels and |
| HSLA steels
in low temperature applications (-150ºC). It gives 3% Ni |
| alloyed
weld metal where toughness of the weld is important. It is also |
| suitable
with easy removable slag, strike and re-strike characteristics and |
| low spattering. |
| Piping,
ship building, storage tanks production are the main application |
| areas. Easy
to handle in all positions except vertical down. |
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