Indicative Welding Parameters; Mild Steel Solid Wire; Mild Steel Flux Cored Wire - Linde BOC Smootharc Advance MIG 425R Operating Manual

52 BOC Smootharc Advance III MIG 425R & 555R Operating manual

13.0 Indicative Welding Parameters

13.1 Mild Steel Solid Wire

Argoshield Light
®
Parameters
Material thickness
Welding position
Wire diameter (mm)
Wire feed speed (m/min)
Voltage (volts)
Current (amps)
Gas flow rate (l/min)
Argoshield Universal
®
Parameters
Material thickness
Welding position
Wire diameter (mm)
Wire feed speed (m/min)
Voltage (volts)
Current (amps)
Gas flow rate (l/min)

13.2 Mild Steel Flux Cored Wire

Argoshield 52 (AU)
®
Parameters
Material thickness
Welding position
Wire diameter (mm)
Wire feed speed (m/min)
Voltage (volts)
Current (amps)
Gas flow rate (l/min)
Dip transfer
1 – 1.6 mm 3 mm
all all
0.8 0.9
6 – 8 8 – 10
14 – 16 16 – 18
50 – 80 100 – 140
15 15
Dip transfer
3 mm 6 mm
all all
0.9 0.9
8 – 10 11 – 13
16 – 18 17 – 19
100 – 140 130 – 170
15 15
Argoshield 23 (NZ)
®
6 mm 10 mm
horizontal horizontal
1.2 1.2
8 – 10 9 – 11
24 – 26 25 – 27
200 – 250 220 – 270
15 15
Spray transfer
6 mm 3 mm
all horizontal
0.9 0.9
12 – 14 —
19 – 21 —
140 – 180 —
15 15
Spray transfer
10 mm 6 mm
all horizontal
0.9 0.9
12 – 14 12 – 14
18 – 20 24 – 26
150 – 180 150 – 200
15 15
16 mm 6 mm
horizontal vertical
1.6 1.2
6 – 8 7 – 9
25 – 27 22 – 24
270 – 320 180 – 220
15 15
6 mm 8 mm
horizontal horizontal
0.9 1.2
12 – 14 13 – 15
21 – 22 23 – 25
140 – 180 180 – 220
15 15
8 mm 12 mm
horizontal horizontal
1.2 1.2
8 – 10 9 – 11
23 – 26 24 – 27
200 – 250 230 – 260
15 15
10 mm 16 mm
vertical vertical
1.2 1.6
8 – 10 4 – 6
23 – 25 23 – 25
200 – 250 200 – 250
15 15