MIG 160 GAS / GASLESS
TABLE FOR SELECTION OF THE WELDING CURRENT ACCORDING TO THE
WIRE SIZE, WIRE SPEED, METAL PROFILE AND METAL THICKNESS
Metal Profile Weldable
Metal
Thickness
Wire Size Wire
Speed
(Metres Per
Minute)
AMP /
Power
Setting
Sheet Steel
Steel Tube
0.8—2.0 mm 0.6—.09 mm 4.0—6.0 m Position 1
Sheet Steel
Steel Tube
Steel Plate
2.0—3.0 mm 0.8 mm 4.0— 8.0 m Position
2—3
Shielding
Gas
Argon /
CO2 Mix
Argon /
CO2 Mix
or No Gas
Sheet Steel
Steel Tube
Steel Plate
3.0—5.0 mm 0.8—0.9 mm 6.0—10.0 m Argon /
CO2 Mix
or No Gas
Position
3—4
Aluminium Tube
Aluminium Plate
0.1—5.0 mm 0.9 mm 5.0—10.0 m Argon Position
3—4
WIRE EXTENSIONS (WIRE STICK OUT)
TOO SHORT
NORMAL
TOO LONG