Filler Metal Comparison
Having trouble deciding which electrodes or welding wire is best for your application? The list below describes and compares all of our available electrodes and welding wires.
E6010
Welding positions: All position
Welding current: DCEP
Coating: High cellulose sodium
Deep penetration - High deposition efficiency - Fast-freeze electrode
Digs through rust, oil, paint and dirt
Commonly used by pipeline welders
Ideal for welding carbon steel, galvanized steel, low alloy steel and steel that has moderate surface contaminants.
E6011
Welding positions: All position
Welding current: AC, DCEN, DCEP
Coating: High cellulose potassium
Deep penetration - High deposition efficiency - Fast-freeze electrode
Ideal for welding galvanized steel and for welding where poor groove fit-up and rusty or oily steel is present
E6013
Welding positions: All position
Welding current: AC, DCEP
Coating: High cellulose potassium
Light penetration - General purpose - Stable arc - Smooth finish
Designed for use on thin sheet metal or light gauge steel that is new/clean
Ideal for welding mild, low alloy and medium carbon steels
E6022
Welding positions: Flat and horizontal positions only
Welding current: AC, DCEN
Coating: High titania sodium
Medium penetration
Commonly used for burn-through spot welding of roof decking to support beams and light gauge steel
Ideal for use on steel with moderate surface contamination
E7014
Welding positions: All position
Welding current: AC, DCEN, DCEP
Coating: Iron powder, titania
Medium penetration - High deposition efficiency - Low spatter
All-purpose electrode that is used whenever the welding efficiency of 6012 or 6013 is not acceptable
Common uses include tack welding sheet metal or galvanized, rusty or dirty steel plates
Ideal for use on welding carbon and low alloy steels
E7018
Welding positions: All position
Welding current: AC, DCEN, DCEP
Coating: Low hydrogen potassium, iron powder
General purpose - Medium penetration - Low spatter
Commonly used for repairs on excavator and backhoe buckets and structural fabrications such as welding beams, angles, channels, plates and cold rolled steel
Ideal for use on welding carbon steels free-machining steel, high tensile steel and low alloy steel
E308L-16
Welding positions: All position, except vertical down
Welding current: AC, DCEP
Ideal for welding stainless steel such as type 304
Can also be used on stabilized stainless steels such as types 321 and 347
E309L-16
Welding positions: All position, except vertical down
Welding current: AC, DCEP
Designed for joining stainless steels to themselves, and mild or low alloy steels
Ideal for welding austenitic stainless steels such as types 309, 310, 316, 321, and 347 as well as martensitic stainless such as types 410, 420, 431, and ferritic stainless such as types 430, 442, and 446
E316L-16
Welding positions: All position, except vertical down
Welding current: AC, DCEP
Corrosion resistant matches type 316L stainless steel
Ideal for welding stainless steels such as types 316 and 316L, and titanium or niobium stabilized grades such as 316TI
SA-1 blue/Super 120
Tensile strength: 124,000 psi
Great for welding unknown/dissimilar types of steel
Commonly used for repairing tools, dies, spring steels, carbon steels and stainless steels
Ideal for removing broken studs or welding low, medium and high alloy steels where high strength is essential
E4043
Welding positions: Flat, horizontal, vertical down and overhead
Welding current: AC, DCEP
Coating: High titania potassium
General purpose aluminum electrode
Ideal for welding forged and cast aluminum alloys
Eni-CL (Nickle 99)
Fully machinable - High nickel core
Common applications include use on engine blocks, machinery parts, frames, gears and pulleys
Ideal for welding gray iron casting to themselves as well as joining them to dissimilar metals
HF-503 (Heavy Impact Hardfacing)
Welding positions: All position
Welding current: AC, DCEP
Hardfacing, also known as hardsurfacing, is used to protect components and equipment that are exposed to wear and abrasion
Commonly used on railroad switches, frogs and tracks, bucket teeth and lips, rock crushers, mill hammers and bull dozer parts
Ideal for use on carbon, low alloy and manganese steels that are subjected to heavy impact and abrasion
HF-961 (High Abrasion Hardfacing)
Welding positions: All position
Welding current: AC, DCEP
Hardfacing, also known as hardsurfacing, is used to protect components and equipment that are exposed to wear and abrasion
General purpose
Common applications include dredger teeth, crusher jaws, hammer mill parts, conveyors, pressure rollers, bulldozer teeth and lips, cement mixer blades, caterpillar drives and screw conveyors
Ideal for use on carbon, low alloy and manganese steels that are subjected to moderate impact and high-abrasion
ER70S-6
General purpose
Single or multiple pass welding
Commonly used on fabrication of mild steel, root pass pipe welding, sheet metal applications, small diameter pipe and tubing and repairs on mild and low alloy steel
Ideal for welding on mild steel where rust, oxidation and surface contaminates are present
E71T-1
Flux-cored – Suitable for outdoor use
Single or multiple pass welding
Commonly used rail cars, heavy equipment, earth moving equipment, shipbuilding, and general fabrication
Ideal for welding on mild steel where rust, oxidation and surface contaminates are present
E71T-GS
Flux core – Suitable for outdoor use
Single pass electrode
Low penetration
Excellent for hobbyists and less skilled welders
Commonly used on thin gauge steels and sheet metal
Ideal for welding galvanized and aluminized steels
ER308L
General purpose where corrosion conditions are moderate
Commonly used on food or chemical equipment, tanks, pumps and evaporators
Ideal for welding on 18-8 type stainless steels such as types 301, 301, 302, 302B, 303, 304, 305, 308, 201 and 202
ER309L
Commonly used on high temperature applications such as furnaces parts, kiln lining, heat treatment boxes and mufflers
Ideal for welding type 309 stainless steel or for joining mild steel to any 18-8 type stainless steels
ER316L
Pitting resistance in marine and industrial environments
Commonly used for welding tubing, chemical pumps, filters, tanks and furnace parts
Ideal for use on type 316 stainless steels
ER4043
Tensile strength: 44,000 psi
Less sensitive to weld cracking with 6000 series base alloys
Commonly used on automotive components such as frames and drive shafts
Ideal for welding 2000 series, 3000 series and 6000 series aluminum alloys, as well as, types 43, 355, 356, and 214 cast alloys
ER5356
Tensile strength: 28,000 psi
General purpose - widely used aluminum filler alloy
Not suitable for temperatures exceeding 150 degrees Fahrenheit
Great corrosion resistance when exposed to salt water
Ideal for welding 5000 series structural aluminum alloys or 6000 series aluminum extrusions
600HT (Hardfacing)
Hardfacing, also known as hardsurfacing, is used to protect components and equipment that are exposed to wear and abrasion
Hardness: Rockwell C 53-56
Commonly used on plow points, disc, drag lines, bucket lips and teeth, crushers and extruder screws
Ideal for use on carbon, low alloy and manganese steels that are subjected to heavy impact, abrasion and corrosion
700HT (Hardfacing)
Hardfacing, also known as hardsurfacing, is used to protect components and equipment that are exposed to wear and abrasion
Hardness: Rockwell C 58-61
Excellent abrasion and impact resistant
Commonly used on crusher rollers, mill hammers, conveyor rollers and screws
Ideal for use on carbon, low alloy and manganese steels that are subjected to extreme impact and abrasion
ER70S-2
General purpose
Suitable for welding over light coating of rust and oxidation
Ideal for single pass welding on killed, semi-killed and rimmed steels
ER70S-3
Single or multiple pass welding
Not suitable for welding over rust, oxidization or on rimmed steel
Ideal for welding on killed and semi-killed steels
E70S-6
General purpose
Single or multiple pass welding
Commonly used on fabrication of mild steel, root pass pipe welding, sheet metal applications, small diameter pipe and tubing and repairs on mild and low alloy steel
Ideal for welding on mild steel where rust, oxidation and surface contaminates are present
ER308L
General purpose where corrosion conditions are moderate
Commonly used on food or chemical equipment, tanks, pumps and evaporators
Ideal for welding on 18-8 type stainless steels such as types 301, 301, 302, 302B, 303, 304, 305, 308, 201 and 202
ER309L
Commonly used on high temperature applications such as furnaces parts, kiln lining, heat treatment boxes and mufflers
Ideal for welding type 309 stainless steel or for joining mild steel to any 18-8 type stainless steels
ER316L
Pitting resistance in marine and industrial environments
Commonly used for welding tubing, chemical pumps, filters, tanks and furnace parts Ideal for use on type 316 stainless steels
ER4043L
Tensile strength: 44,000 psi
Less sensitive to weld cracking with 6000 series base alloys
Commonly used on automotive components such as frames and drive shafts
Ideal for welding 2000 series, 3000 series and 6000 series aluminum alloys, as well as, types 43, 355, 356, and 214 cast alloys
ER5356L
Tensile strength: 28,000 psi
General purpose - widely used aluminum filler alloy
Not suitable for temperatures exceeding 150 degrees Fahrenheit
Great corrosion resistance when exposed to salt water
Ideal for welding 5000 series structural aluminum alloys or 6000 series aluminum extrusions
RG-45
Tensile strength: 45,000 psi
Commonly used on steel plates, sheets, and pipes
Ideal for welding low carbon steel up 1/4" thick
RG-60
Tensile strength: 60,000 psi
Commonly used on steel plates, sheets, pipes, castings and structural shapes
Ideal for welding low carbon and low alloy steels
Brazing alloy filler metals have their differences compared to welding filler metals. Brazing alloy filler metals melt at lower temperatures and do not fuse base metals together. Brazing alloy filler metals also have an advantage of joining dissimilar metals together.
Silicon Bronze
Excellent for use on plain or galvanized steel sheets
Can also be used for surfacing parts that may be exposed to a corrosive environment
Ideal for brazing copper, copper-silicon and copper-zinc base metals to themselves and dissimilar metals
Low Fuming Bronze Bare
General purpose
Flux is required
High silicon content keeps fumes to a minimum
Ideal for use on steel, copper alloys, cast iron, nickel alloys and stainless steels
Low Fuming Bronze Flux-Coated
General purpose
Flux-coated
Does not require a separate fluxing agent
High silicon content keeps fumes to a minimum
Ideal for use on steel, copper alloys, cast iron, nickel alloys and stainless steels
Nickel Silver
General purpose
Flux-coated
Nickel to limit fuming and enhance strength
Slightly lower melting temperature than bronze brazing rods
Ideal for use on steel, stainless steel, galvanized iron or steel, bronze and chrome plate