Tweco 300 ACDC Arcmaster - Manual (Page 45)

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Metals being joined Electrode Comments
Mild Steel 6013 Ideal electrodes for all general
purpose work. Features include
outstanding operator appeal, easy arc
starting and low spatter.
Mild Steel 7014 All positional electrode for use on
mild and galvanized steel furniture,
plates, fences, gates, pipes and tanks
etc. Especially suitable for vertical-
down welding.
Cast Iron 99% Nickel Suitable for joining all cast irons
except white cast iron.
Stainless Steel 318L-16 High corrosion resistance. Ideal for
dairy work, etc. on stainless steels.
Copper, Bronze,
Brass, etc. Bronze
5.7 ERCUSI-A
Easy to use electrode for marine
fittings, water taps and valves, water
trough float arms, etc. Also for
joining copper to steel and for bronze
overlays on steel shafts.
High alloy steels,
dissimilar metals,
crack resistance.
All hard-to-weld jobs. 312-16 It will weld most problematic jobs
such as springs, shafts, broken joins
mild steel to stainless and alloy
steels.
Not suitable for Aluminium.
Table 8-1. Types of Electrodes