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Subject: Re: welding stainless steel sheet

Author:
Richard Beldyk, PE, CPEng, NSPE, M.IEAust, CWEng, CPE

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Date Posted: 06:47:51 09/17/02 Tue
In reply to: marin 's message, "welding stainless steel sheet" on 08:04:19 09/11/02 Wed

Here is a typical WPS for square butt welding of Austentic Stainles Steel. (Granted the thickness is greater than your application but it is a starting point for you.)

Base Metal Type 301, 302, 304
Weld Joint (mm) -
Thickness 1.6
Weld Position Flat
Weld and Joint Type Single Square Butt
Root Opening < Thickness
Root Face "
Groove Angle (degrees) 90
Groove Radius N/A
Backing none
Filler Wire (mm) -
Filler Wire Specification AWS A5.9
Filler Wire Class ER 308
Square Butt 1.6 mm
Lap Fillet 1.6 mm
Intside Corner Fillet 1.6 mm
Outside Corner Fillet 1.6 mm
Double Fillet Tee 1.6 mm
Single Bevel Corner -
Single Vee Butt -
Double Vee Butt -
Filler Wire Extension -
Extension -
Electrode & Cup -
Electrode Type Tungsten (EWTh-1/-2)
Diameter (mm) 1.6
Number of Passes 1
Gass Nozzle Cup Type Ceramic
- Ceramic
Current (amps) -
Current Type DC neg
Square Butt 80-100 A
Lap Fillet 100-120 A
Intside Corner Fillet 80-100 A
Outside Corner Fillet 80-100 A
Double Fillet Tee 90-100 A
Single Bevel Corner -
Single Vee Butt -
Double Vee Butt -
Welding Speed (mm/sec) -
Square Butt 5.1 mm/sec
Lap Fillet 4.2 mm/sec
Intside Corner Fillet 5.1 mm/sec
Outside Corner Fillet 5.1 mm/sec
Double Fillet Tee 4.2 mm/sec
Single Bevel Corner -
Single Vee Butt -
Double Vee Butt -
Gas Argon
Gas Flowrate (L/min) 5 l/min
Gas Pressure (kPa) 140 kPa
Gas Nozzle Limits (ceramic) up to 250 amps
(water-cooled) -
Out of Position Welding -
Vertical and Overhead Current reduce by 10-20%

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