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Stainless steel welding consumables

Consumables of austenitic stainless steels can be used for welding all Hardox® products, as shown in the table below. They allow welding at room temperature between 5—20°C (41—68°F) without preheating, except for Hardox® 600 with a thickness above 25 mm (1”).

SSAB recommends giving first preference to consumables in accordance with AWS 307 and second preference to those in accordance with AWS 309. These types of consumables have a yield strength of up to approximately 500 MPa (72 ksi) in all weld metal. The AWS 307 type can withstand hot cracking better than AWS 309. It should be noted that manufacturers seldom specify the hydrogen content of stainless steel consumables, since hydrogen does not affect the performance as much as it does in unalloyed and low-alloyed consumables. SSAB does not impose any restrictions on the maximum hydrogen content for these types of consumables.

WELDING METHOD
WELDING METHOD
MAG / GMAW, solid wire
AWS CLASSIFICATION

Recommended: AWS A5.9: ER307

Suitable: AWS A5.9: ER309

EN CLASSIFICATION

Recommended: EN ISO 14343-A: B 18 8 Mn/ EN ISO 14343-B: SS307

Suitable: EN ISO 14343-A: B 23 12 X/ EN ISO 14343-B: SS309X

WELDING METHOD
WELDING METHOD
MAG / MCAW, metal cored wire
AWS CLASSIFICATION

Recommended: AWS A5.9: EC307

Suitable: AWS A5.9: EC309

EN CLASSIFICATION

Recommended: EN ISO 17633-A: T 18 8 Mn/ EN ISO 17633-B: TS307

Suitable: EN ISO 17633-A: T 23 12 XJ/ EN ISO 17633-B: TS309X

WELDING METHOD
WELDING METHOD
MAG / FCAW, flux cored wire
AWS CLASSIFICATION

Recommended: AWS A5.22: E307T-X

Suitable: AWS A5.22: E309T-X

EN CLASSIFICATION

Recommended: EN ISO 17633-A: T 18 8 Mn/ EN ISO 17633-B: TS307

Suitable: EN ISO 17633-A: T 23 12 XJ/ EN ISO 17633-B: TS309X

WELDING METHOD
WELDING METHOD
MMA / SMAW, stick
AWS CLASSIFICATION

Recommended: AWS A5.4: E307-X

Suitable: AWS A5.4: E309-X

EN CLASSIFICATION

Recommended: EN ISO 3581-A: 18 18 Mn/ EN ISO 3581-B: 307

Suitable: EN ISO 3581-A: 22 12 X/ EN ISO 3581-B: 309X

WELDING METHOD
WELDING METHOD
SAW
AWS CLASSIFICATION

Recommended: AWS A5.9: ER307

Suitable: AWS A5.9: ER309

EN CLASSIFICATION

Recommended: EN ISO 14343-A: B 18 8 Mn/ EN ISO 14343-B: SS307

Suitable: EN ISO 14343-A: S 23 12 X/ EN ISO 14343-B: SS309X

WELDING METHOD
WELDING METHOD
TIG / GTAW
AWS CLASSIFICATION

Recommended: AWS A5.9: ER307

Suitable: AWS A5.9: ER309

EN CLASSIFICATION

Recommended: EN ISO 14343-A: W 18 8 Mn/ EN ISO 14343-B: SS307

Suitable: EN ISO 14343-A: W 23 12 XJ/ EN ISO 14343-B: SS309X

Recommended stainless steel consumables for the Hardox® wear plate product range. Note: X stands for one or more characters.

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