Description

Features:

  • Professional-Grade Strength and Precision
    Engineered for TIG welding applications requiring clean, high-strength welds—ideal for mild steel structures, automotive work, and repair jobs.
  • Superior Weld Quality with High Silicon & Manganese Content
    Enhanced puddle control and excellent arc stability allow for consistent performance even on surfaces with light rust, oil, or mill scale.
  • Minimal Spatter and Easy Cleanup
    Delivers neat, low-spatter welds with minimal slag, reducing post-weld grinding and polishing time—perfect for professional fabricators and garage users alike.
  • Versatile Use Across Industries
    Trusted in automotive, shipbuilding, construction, machinery, and metal fabrication shops across the USA—versatile enough for both field and shop environments.
  • Made to Withstand Demands of American Welders
    Optimized for use with Argon shielding gas and standard TIG setups, this filler rod is compatible with all major welding machines used in North American industries.

Application Suitability

  • Compatible Metals: Mild steel, low-alloy steel

  • Welding Process: TIG (GTAW) welding with DCEN (Direct Current Electrode Negative)

  • Shielding Gas Required: 100% Argon

  • Typical Tungsten Electrodes: 2% Thoriated or Lanthanated Tungsten

  • Recommended Use: Single-pass or multi-pass welding, root pass welding, and precision welds on structural steel.

Common Applications

  • Pipe welding (root pass)

  • Structural steel fabrication

  • Pressure vessel manufacturing

  • Automotive repairs and bodywork

  • Sheet metal fabrication and light manufacturing

  • Agricultural equipment repair

SIZE: 

  • 1/16″(1.6mm) in diameter,16”(406.4mm) in length
  • 3/32″(2.4mm) in diameter,16”(406.4mm) in length
  • 1/8″(3.2mm) in diameter,16”(406.4mm) in length
Material Thickness DCEN / Recommended Current Tungsten Electrode Filler Rod
1.0 – 2.0 mm (0.04″ – 0.08″) 30 – 70 A 1.6 mm (1/16″) 1.0 – 1.6 mm (0.04″ – 0.06″)
2.0 – 3.0 mm (0.08″ – 0.12″) 60 – 120 A 2.4 mm (3/32″) 1.6 – 2.4 mm (0.06″ – 0.09″)
3.0 – 6.0 mm (0.12″ – 0.24″) 120 – 180 A 3.2 mm (1/8″) 2.4 – 3.2 mm (0.09″ – 0.13″)

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Additional information

Size

1/16"(1.6mm) x 16" 5LB, 3/32"(2.4mm) x 16" 5LB, 1/8"(3.2mm) x 16" 5LB

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