Stainless Steel Electrodes enhance industrial welding.

Select-Arc, Inc. Nov 15, 2010

Press Release Summary:

Suited for joining difficult-to-weld steels, SelectAlloy 307-AP offers weld metal composition of 19% chromium, 10% nickel, 4% manganese, and 1% molybdenum and max carbon content of 0.08%. Suited for applications in pulp and paper industry as well as for welding food and pharmaceutical equipment, SelectAlloy 317L-AP offers weld metal composition of 19.5% chromium, 13% nickel, 3.5% molybdenum, and max carbon content of 0.04%. Both electrodes come in .035, .045, and 1/16 in. dia.

Original Press Release:

New Stainless Steel Electrodes Designed for Industrial Welding Applications

Fort Loramie, OH - Select-Arc, Inc. has introduced two gas-shielded, flux cored, austenitic stainless steel electrodes that are designed for use in a broad range of industrial welding applications.

SelectAlloy 307-AP is composed of nominal weld metal of 19% chromium, 10% nickel, 4% manganese, 1% molybdenum and a carbon content of 0.08%. This wire's relatively high manganese content helps to reduce the chance of weld metal cracking in dissimilar metal welding. SelectAlloy 307-AP is an excellent choice for joining difficult-to-weld steels, such as armor plate and hardenable steels, and for dissimilar joints, such as austenitic manganese steels to carbon steel forgings and castings.

SelectAlloy 317L-AP offers a nominal weld metal composition of 19.5% chromium, 13% nickel, 3.5% molybdenum and a maximum carbon content of 0.04%. This electrode's higher level of molybdenum improves resistance to pitting in solutions of sulfuric acid and sulfur bearing gases in addition to providing increased creep resistance. SelectAlloy 317L-AP is utilized for applications in the pulp and paper industry and for welding food and pharmaceutical equipment.

Both of these all position electrodes are available in .035", .045" and 1/16" diameters.

For more information on the new SelectAlloy 307-AP and SelectAlloy 317L-AP, contact Select-Arc at 1-800-341-5215 or visit our website at www.select-arc.com.