Assume
99%
Efficiency
©
COPYRIGHT 2000 THE ESAB GROUP, INC. LESSON
IX SUBMERGED ARC
WIRES (1" STICKOUT)
ELECTRODE MELT-OFF
EFFICIENCY DIAMETER
AMPS RATE
lbs/hr %
5/64 300
7.0 400
10.2 500
15.0 3/32
400 9.4
500 13.0
600 17.2
1/8 400
8.5 500
11.5 600
15.0 700
19.0 5/32
500 11.3
600 14.6
700 18.4
800 22.0
900 26.1
3/16 600
13.9 700
17.5 800
21.0 900
25.0 1000
29.2 1100
34.0 NOTE:
Values for 1" Stickout DEPOSITION
DATA FIGURE 11
FLUX CORED ARC WELDING (FCAW)
SELF-SHIELDED
ELECTRODE DEPOSITION
EFFICIENCY DIAMETER
AMPS RATE
lbs/hr %
E70T-3 3/32
450 14
88% E70T-4
3/32 400
15 85%
0.12 450
20 81%
E70T-6 5/64
350 11.9
86% 3/32
480 14.7
81% E70T-6
3/32 325
11.4 80%
7/64 450
18 86%
E71T-7 .068
200 4.2
76% 5/64
300 8
84% E71T-8
5/64 220
4.4 77%
3/32 300
6.7 77%
E61T8-K6 5/64
235 4.3
76% E70T-10
.045 150
2.6
88% 1/16
220 3.3
78% 5/64
250 4
94% E71T-11
.045 150
2.4 82%
1/16 200
3.6 83%
5/64 240
4.5 87%
3/32 250
5 91%
E70T4-K2 3/32
300 14
83% E71T-GS
.030 100
1.6 75%
.035 120
2.1 84%
.045 150
2.4 82%
1/16 200
3.6 83%
5/64 250
3.9 81%
GAS METAL ARC WELDING
SOLID WIRES DEPOSITION
RATE lbs/hr ELECTRODE
98%A/2%O2 75%A/25%CO2
Straight CO2
DIAMETER AMPS
*98% *96%
*93% .030
75 2.0
1.9 1.8
100 2.6
2.6 2.5
150 4.1
4.0 3.9
200 6.8
6.7 6.5
.035 80
2.2 2.1
2.0 100
2.7 2.7
2.6 150
4.2 4.1
4.0 200
6.2 6.0
5.9 250
9.0 8.8
8.6 .045
100 2.1
2.0 1.9
125 2.8
2.8 2.7
150 3.6
3.5 3.4
200 5.6
5.5 5.3
250 7.8
7.6 7.4
300 10.2
10.0 9.7
350 13.2
12.9 12.5
1/16 250
6.5 6.4
6.2 275
7.7 7.6
7.3 300
9.0 8.8
8.5 350
11.3 11.0
10.7 400
14.0 13.7
13.3 450
17.4 17.1
16.5 *
USE THIS FIGURE AS THE DEPOSITION EFFICIENCY IN THE
COST CALCULATIONS ON SHEET ONE. 9.3.3
FLUX
CORED ARC WELDING, GAS
METAL ARC WELDING, AND SUB- MERGED
ARC WELDING - Deposition data
for self-shielded FCAW, and solid
wires using GMAW
and SubArc.
