FCW S 312

• Rutile flux cored stainless steel wire for gas shielded arc welding

• 29% chromium - 9% nickel deposit

• Attractive bead appearance, easy slag release, very good penetration and high productivity

• Excellent X-ray soundness

• Maximum performances in the horizontal and downhand positions

• Welded with classical economical Ar-CO2 mixtures or CO2

APPLICATIONS

Its high alloy content and high ferrite ratio allow FCW S312 to benefit from extreme tolerance to hot cracking and to dilution with a wide range of base materials. Preheat can often be avoided or minimised. The weld deposit workhardens and gives good wear and friction resistance.

Examples:

• Welding stainless steels of similar composition or ferritic stainless steels.

• Joining stainless steels to mild and low-alloyed steels.

• Buffer layers before hardsurfacing.

• Maintenance on « hard-to-weld steels ».

• Welding high carbon hardenable steels, of known or unknown composition and generally most of steels subject to cracking such as tool steels, manganese steels, spring steels and high-speed steels.