WIRE AND GAS DIMENSIONS
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WIRE AND GAS DIMENSIONS
U8
2
Basic - MIG/MAG welding with SHORT-/SPRAYARC
Wire type Shielding gas Wire diameter
Low alloy or unalloyed wire (ER70S) CO
2
Ar + 18% CO
2
Ar + 8% CO
2
Ar + 23% CO
2
0.8 1.0 1.2 1.6*
0.8 1.0 1.2 1.6*
0.8 1.0 1.2 1.6*
0.8 1.0 1.2 1.6*
Stainless solid wire (ER316LSi) Ar + 2% CO
2
Ar + 2% O
2
0.8 1.0 1.2 1.6*
0.8 1.0 1.2 1.6*
Magnesium-alloyed aluminium wire
(ER5356)
Ar 1.0 1.2 1.6*
Silicon-alloyed aluminium wire
(ER4043)
Ar
Ar + 50% He
1.0 1.2 1.6*
1.0 1.2 1.6*
Metal powder cored wire (E70 MCW) Ar + 18% CO
2
Ar + 8% CO
2
1.2 1.4* 1.6*
1.2 1.4* 1.6*
Rutile flux cored wire (E70 RFCW) Ar + 18% CO
2
1.2 1.4* 1.6*
Basic flux cored wire (E70 BFCW) CO
2
Ar + 18% CO
2
1.2 1.4* 1.6*
1.2 1.4* 1.6*
Metal powder cored stainless wire (Ss
MCW)
Ar + 8% CO
2
Ar + 2% O
2
Ar + 18% CO
2
Ar + 2% CO
2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
Silicon bronze (ERCuSi-A) Ar
Ar + 1% O
2
1.0 1.2
1.0 1.2
*) Only for Mig 4000i, 4001i, 4002c, 5000i, 5002c, 6502c
U8
2
Basic - MIG/MAG welding with PULSE
Wire type Shielding gas Wire diameter
Low-alloy or non-alloy wire (ER70S) Ar + 18% CO
2
Ar + 8% CO
2
1.0 1.2 1.6*
1.0 1.2 1.6*
Stainless wire (ER316LSi) Ar + 2% O
2
Ar + 2% CO
2
0,8 1.0 1.2 1.6*
0,8 1.0 1.2 1.6*
Stainless solid wire (ER308LSi) Ar + 2% CO
2
0.9 1.0 1.2 1.6
Stainless solid wire (ER309LSi) Ar + 2% CO
2
1.0 1.2
Stainless solid wire (SS309MoL) Ar + 2% CO
2
1.0 1.2
Stainless duplex wire (ER2209) Ar + 30% He + 1% O
2
1.2