Welding Filler Wire Manufacture Supply

Filler wires are used mainly in welding with GTAW and GMAW welding processes. ER70S-2 and ER70S-6 are carbon steel welding filler wires, ER2594 and ER2209 are duplex stainless steel filler wires but ER 308 is a stainless-steel filler wire. Here below, you will know more about these filler wires, the difference between them and the top manufacturers and suppliers of such welding filler wires.

ER70S-2 VS ER70S-6

AWS SFA 5.18 ER70S-2/ER70S-6 are mild steel welding filler wires. The filler wire designation is explained as shown. But let us know the difference between ER70S-2 and ER70S-6 where the only difference in designation is the number after the dash whether it is 2 or 6 and this difference can be explained as below:

2: stands for the chemical designator which refers to the welding wire containing other deoxidizers in addition to manganese (0.9%-1.4%) and silicon (0.4%-0.7%) including titanium (0.02%-0.12), zirconium (0.05%-0.15%) and aluminum (0.05%-0.15%).

6: stands for the chemical designator which refers to the welding wire containing manganese (1.4%-1.85%) and silicon (0.8%-1.15%) as deoxidizers.

ER2594 VS ER2209 VS ER308

The AWS SFA5.9 ER2594, ER2209 and ER308 are stainless steel wires. The difference between these welding filler wires is explained as follows:

ER308: The nominal composition (wt. %) of this classification is 21 Cr, 10 Ni. Commercial specifications for filler and base metals vary in the minimum alloy requirements; consequently, the names 18-8, 19-9, and 20-10 are often associated with filler metals of this classification. Deposits of such alloy is of fully austenitic microstructure. This classification is most often used to weld base metals of similar composition, in particular, Type 304.

ER2209: The nominal chemical composition (wt. %) of this wire is Cr (22.5%), Ni (8.5%), Mo (3%), N (0.15%). Filler metal of this classification is used primarily to weld duplex stainless steels which contain approximately chromium (22%) such as UNS S31803 and S32205 and lean duplex stainless steels such as UNS S32101 and S32304. Deposited weld metals of this wire have “duplex” microstructures consisting of an austenite-ferrite matrix. The deposited weld metals of such wires are characterized by high tensile strength, high resistance to stress corrosion cracking SCC, and high improvement in pitting resistance as compared to these properties in austenitic stainless steels such as 304L.

ER2594: The nominal chemical composition (wt. %) of deposited weld metal of this wire is Cr (22.5%), Ni (9.2%), Mo (3.5%), N (0.25%). The pitting resistance equivalent (PREN) of deposited weld metal of this wire is at least 40, that is why it is called super duplex stainless steel. The PREN is the sum of the Cr + 3.3(Mo + 0.5 W) + 16 N. This number is an indicator of pitting resistance to environments containing aqueous chloride. This wire is used for the welding of super duplex stainless steels: UNS S32750 and 32760, UNS J93380, and J93404. It can also be used for the welding of UNS S32550, J93370, and J93372 when they are used in environments not containing sulfuric acids in service. It can also be used for joining of dissimilar welding of carbon and low alloy steels to duplex stainless steels as well as to weld “standard” duplex stainless steel such as UNS S32205 and J92205 especially for root passes in pipe joints.

Top manufacturers and suppliers

There are many manufacturers and suppliers of such types of welding wires. On top of these manufacturers, there are ATLANTIC, ESAB, Bohler, Lincoln and Hyundai.

ATLANTIC

We are the top 1 welding consumables manufacturer in China. We produce more than 500 types of welding consumables. The company provides these welding wires under its own brand name and item code as shown below:

ESAB

ESAB is a world leader in manufacturing welding consumables, welding tools and building complete robotic welding systems in addition to CNC cutting systems. ESAB is a Swedish company in origin which was founded in 1904 by the Swedish engineer Oscar Kjellberg who invented the first coated welding electrode. The company grew in time and became a world leader in the welding field. The company sales and support centers became exist in 147 countries all over the world and had around 26 manufacturing plants across four continents. The above-mentioned welding rods are offered by ESAB under its own item code as shown in table below:

Böhler Welding

voestalpine Böhler Welding is a world leader over than 100 years in manufacturing welding consumables and welding equipment. The company has more than 50 subsidiaries and more than 4,000 distribution partners around the world. The above-mentioned products are offered by Bohler under its own brand as shown in the table below:

LINCOLN ELECTRIC

Lincoln Electric Lincoln Electric is an American company which was founded on December 5, 1895, in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. The company is a world leader in the welding field in manufacturing welding equipment, welding filler metals, construction of welding automation systems, welding fumes control systems, cutting tools, PPE tools in addition to related accessories. The company provides the previously mentioned filler wires under its own brand name as shown in the table below:

HYUNDAI WELDING

HYUNDAI WELDING HYUNDAI WELDING is a Korean company which was founded in 1975 in Korea. The company grew and became one of the leading companies in welding all over the world. The company provides high quality welding consumables for a wide range of materials. The company provides the above-mentioned welding consumables under its own brand and item codes as shown in the table below: