Esab. Technical Handbook. Submerged Arc Welding

Technical Handbook Submerged Arc Welding FLUXES AND WIRES FOR JOINING NON AND LOW-ALLOYED STEELS, STAINLESS STEELS AND NICKEL-BASE ALLOYS It’s all here A complete range of welding and cutting equipment, filler materials and accessories for any type of industry? We’ve got it. The expertise and application experience to share with you? Absolutely. A worldwide network of sales offices and distributors to give you service and support wherever you are? Positive. It’s all here to help you boost your welding productivity. All from a single dependable source. From ESAB. Visit us at www.esab.com GLOBAL SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL CUSTOMERS – EVERYWHERE Contents page Introduction to the SAW technical handbook 4 page The best flux for LNG applications 55 OK Flux 10.92 56 ESAB stainless flux package 57 Flux selection pages Flux selection by industry segment 5 OK Flux 10.93 58 Flux selection by parent material 6 OK Flux 10.94 60 Flux selection by flux characteristics 9 OK Flux 10.95 61 Flux selection by classification 10 OK Grain 21.85 62 Flux selection by wire type 13 General information pages Product documents 64 The submerged arc welding process 65 SAW variants 68 Chemical composition of SAW wires 14 How to choose the right flux/wire combination 15 Product data pages OK Flux 10.16 16 Neutral, active or alloying fluxes 70 OK Flux 10.30 17 Weld metal alloying 70 OK Flux 10.40 18 Hydrogen in ferritic weld metal 71 OK Flux 10.45 19 Agglomerated and fused fluxes 72 OK Flux 10.47 20 Cored wires for submerged arc welding 73 OK Flux 10.47 & OK Tubrod 15.24S basic cored wire 22 Automation 74 OK Flux 10.50 23 Handling equipment 76 OK Flux 10.61 24 Global manufacturing 77 OK Flux 10.62 26 Production facility certificates 77 Narrow gap welding - complete ESAB solution for repetitive R&D and Central Laboratory 78 fabrication of thick sections 29 Welding Process Centre 78 OK Flux 10.63 30 SAW joint preparations 79 OK Flux 10.69 31 Trouble shooting guide 81 OK Flux 10.70 32 High productivity packaging 83 OK Flux 10.71 34 A suitable spool for each application 84 OK Flux 10.72 36 Always the most productive delivery packaging 86 OK Flux 10.72 - wind towers, pressure vessels Easy and efficient storage and handling of fluxes 87 and general construction 38 Classification Standards 88 OK Flux 10.73 39 Approvals 94 OK Flux 10.74 40 OK Flux 10.76 42 OK Flux 10.77 43 OK Flux 10.78 44 DISCLAIMER OK Flux 10.8