Material Conditions and Filler Metal Selection

Welding wires with a high level of deoxidizers can burn through material coatings and impurities
February 2023
By: JAKE BALOGH

It’s not uncommon to encounter challenging material conditions when welding. Fabrication shops and general construction businesses work to minimize costs on competitive projects, so material cleaning is often a step that is removed from the process. Whether the material condition involves rust, mill scale, or coatings, the thought is often, “Don’t bother cleaning it; just weld over it.” Under these circumstances, choosing the right filler metal for the base material conditions can help address quality issues and im..

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