Applications

Tooling, Dies & Cutting Tools

Rebuilding and hardfacing of forging dies, cutting blades, punches, and molds used in metal-forming and die-casting operations.

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S252 ECast Iron / Gray Iron Electrodes

Iron-Vanadium Cast Iron Rebuilding Electrode

Covered Electrode

An iron- and vanadium-cored electrode used for repairing, overlaying, and maintaining alloy cast iron and nodular cast iron equipment. Produces a slightly hard, friction-resistant deposit without excessive weld heat, with weld color similar to cast iron. Suited for molds and automotive components.

S262 ECast Iron / Gray Iron Electrodes

Hard, Non-Machinable Cast Iron Overlay Electrode

Covered Electrode

A hard cast iron welding wire that cannot be machined, used for overlay or build-up on cast iron material that does not require turning. Can also be used to weld cast iron contaminated with dirt and oil. Suited for the automotive industry, pump casting, and molds made of cast iron.

S515 EElectrodes for Abrasion, Impact, Heat & Pressure Resistance

Hardfacing Electrode for Heat, Abrasion & Corrosion

Covered Electrode

A hardfacing electrode for hard surfaces subject to pressure, impact, abrasion, corrosion, erosion, metal-to-metal friction, and heat up to 900°C. Used for valve shutters and caps, wood-working tools, saw chains and slideways, hot shear blades, pump components, hot pressing tools, valve seats, ingot tong ends, and conveyor screws. Also used in the chemical and food industries.

S525 EElectrodes for Abrasion, Impact, Heat & Pressure Resistance

Hardfacing Electrode for Cutting Tools

Covered Electrode

A hardfacing electrode resistant to pressure, abrasion, corrosion, erosion, cavitation, and heat up to 900°C (briefly to 1000°C). Used for cutting blades/cutters in the wood, paper, and plastic-cutting industries. Also resistant to metal-to-metal friction and wear in drilling tools.

S565 EElectrodes for Abrasion, Impact, Heat & Pressure Resistance

Hardfacing Electrode for Hot Forging Dies

Covered Electrode

A hardfacing electrode alloyed with Cr, C, W, Mo, Fe, Si, Mn, and high nickel, suitable for overlaying and building up hot-work tooling. Highly resistant to heat, impact, and thermal shock — used on dies and forging machines, hot punches, forging dies, and hot shear blades. The weld deposit work-hardens further in service. Very suitable for reconditioning hot mandrels in pipe mills.

S575 E A/BElectrodes for Abrasion, Impact, Heat & Pressure Resistance

W,Cr,Mo High Speed Steel Electrode

Covered Electrode

A W, Cr, Mo alloy electrode for high-speed steel, used for welding metal cutting tools and for building up carbon steel and low-alloy steel (high speed steel 1.3243, 1.3343, 1.3346).

S585 E A/BElectrodes for Abrasion, Impact, Heat & Pressure Resistance

Hot Work Tool Steel Repair Electrode

Covered Electrode

An electrode used to repair and rebuild hot-work tool steel and cutting tools, especially for cutting tool edges and cutting steel surfaces. The weld result is highly resistant to friction, compression, and impact.

S5154 EElectrodes for Abrasion, Impact, Heat & Pressure Resistance

Extreme-Temperature Overlay Electrode for Glass Industry

Covered Electrode

An overlay electrode resistant to extreme temperatures (hot or cold), used as a protective layer on steel parts or tools operating at extreme temperatures. Alloyed with Cr, Co, Mo for excellent weld results, resistance to metal-to-metal friction, and crack resistance at high temperature. Typically used for welding in the glass industry, such as draw plates, stamping and trimming dies, kiln parts, and pump shafts.

S5155 EElectrodes for Abrasion, Impact, Heat & Pressure Resistance

High-Strength Hardfacing Electrode for Forging Dies

Covered Electrode

A high-strength hardfacing electrode with creep resistance up to 1200°C, also resistant to shock, high friction, and abrasion, and resistant to oxidation, acid, and chemicals. Used as a protective layer on low- and high-alloy steel, nickel, and steel of unknown composition. Alloyed with Cr, Co, Ni, Mo, and W, making it suitable for dies, mandrels, cutting knives, rollers, furnaces, forging dies, and rolling mills.

S5156 EElectrodes for Abrasion, Impact, Heat & Pressure Resistance

Overlay Electrode for Worn Tool Steel

Covered Electrode

An electrode for overlaying worn steel, especially tool steel, resistant to high heat, abrasion, and pressure — suited for hot cutting blades, hammers, grinders, forming molds, casting molds, and cylinder surfaces.

S5157 EElectrodes for Abrasion, Impact, Heat & Pressure Resistance

Hardfacing Electrode for Hot & Cold Working Tools

Covered Electrode

A hardfacing electrode for equipment or steel working at both hot and cold temperatures, such as cutting dies, hot-shearing machine blades, punching tools, rolls, and impact punches, and die-casting machinery. Also used on steel grades such as ST-50, ST-70, and ST-60.

S5158 EElectrodes for Abrasion, Impact, Heat & Pressure Resistance

High Speed Steel Hardfacing Electrode

Covered Electrode

An overlay electrode for high-speed steel and cutting-tool edges made of alloy steel, highly resistant to friction, wear, pressure, and impact — suited for high-carbon steel and tool steel such as exhauster fan blades, cutting dies, cutting edges, and crushers.

S5353 E A/BElectrodes for Abrasion, Impact, Heat & Pressure Resistance

Hardfacing Electrode for Molds, Rollers & Crusher Jaws (MIG)

MIG Hardfacing Wire

A hardfacing electrode resistant to impact and high abrasion, used to overlay steel surfaces requiring maximum hardness such as molds, rollers, crusher jaws, and shear blades. Also resistant to shock and high pressure, and highly crack resistant. Can be used on all alloy steel types, high-manganese steel, and carbon steel.

S837 ESpecial Electrodes for Aluminum & Non-Ferrous Metals

CuMnNiAl Alloy Electrode for Marine Bronze

Covered Electrode

A CuMnNiAl alloy electrode used for joining and overlaying aluminum bronze alloys, high-manganese alloy steel, and gray cast iron. Resistant to seawater, erosion, corrosion, and chemical attack. Commonly used in the chemical industry (valves, pumps) and shipbuilding (ship propellers). Example equipment repaired with this welding wire: ship propellers, propeller shafts, sleeves, turbines and pump housings, heat exchanger plates, mixer blades, gear wheels, punches, and dies.

S400 TTIG, Brazing and Gas

Pure Nickel TIG Rod

TIG Rod

A high-strength pure-nickel alloy TIG rod, used to join steel, nickel (200/201), and stainless steel. Can also weld carbon steel, high-nickel alloy steel, and nickel-copper alloy, such as glass molds, engine blocks, and cylinder blocks. Also available for MIG welding. Material grades: 2.4061, 2.4116, 2.4170.

S401 TTIG, Brazing and Gas

Nickel-Copper (Monel) TIG Rod

TIG Rod

A nickel-copper (Monel: 400, R405, K500) TIG welding wire used for welding copper-nickel alloys to steel and copper alloys to steel. Also suitable for cast iron and stainless steel, such as valve dies. Also available for MIG welding. (NiCu 30 Fe (2.4360), NiCu 30 Al (2.4375), UNS N04400, N05500, ASTM B 127, B 165).

S406 TTIG, Brazing and Gas

Hardfacing TIG/MAG Wire for Mining Drill Tips

TIG / MAG Hardfacing Wire

A TIG hardfacing wire used in the mining industry, especially for overlaying drilling tool tips and rock crushers. Also used to weld/build up cutting tool tips and hard manganese steel. The weld result cannot be machined.

S407 TTIG, Brazing and Gas

Hardfacing TIG/MAG Wire for Forging Dies

TIG / MAG Hardfacing Wire

A TIG hardfacing wire used to overlay and build up tools exposed to impact, pressure, abrasion, and hot-work tool steel — such as forging dies/molds, hammers, v-beds, cast steel, and casting rolls. High wear resistance and toughness at high temperature.

S408 TTIG, Brazing and Gas

Hardfacing TIG/MAG Wire for Hot Work Tool Steel

TIG / MAG Hardfacing Wire

A TIG wire for overlaying hot-work tool steel, wear and impact resistant at high temperature. Very suitable for repairing forging dies, gravures, hot cutting tools, deburring tools, punches, aluminum casting molds, and can also repair 2344 hot work tool steel.

S409 TTIG, Brazing and Gas

Hardfacing TIG/MAG Wire for Extrusion Dies & Rollers

TIG / MAG Hardfacing Wire

A TIG hardfacing wire used to build up and repair tool steel exposed to both hot and cold conditions, resistant to high abrasion and hardness at high temperature. Used to repair cold and hot cutting blades, extrusion dies, rollers, cast steel, and molds.

S410 TTIG, Brazing and Gas

Hardfacing TIG/MAG Wire for High Speed Steel

TIG / MAG Hardfacing Wire

A TIG hardfacing wire for high speed steel and low-alloy steel resistant to abrasion, wear, and pressure. Used to overlay and repair cutting knife edges and cutting dies, especially cutting blades in the steel industry.

S2000Metal Spraying Powder

Nickel Spray Powder for Molds & Shafts

Metal Spraying Powder

A nickel spray powder for overlaying equipment worn by light-to-moderate friction, crack resistant and machinable. Used for glass molds, plastic injection molds, cylinders, shafts, and ceramic and roofing-tile molds.

S2008Metal Spraying Powder

Nickel-Chrome Spray Powder for Forging Dies

Metal Spraying Powder

A nickel-chrome alloy powder resistant to friction, cracking, corrosion, and high temperature. Can be used to overlay forging dies, valves, and pistons.

S2010Metal Spraying Powder

Cobalt Alloy Spray Powder for High Heat & Impact

Metal Spraying Powder

A nickel-cobalt alloy powder very resistant to heat, abrasion, impact, and corrosion. Used for valve shutters and caps, wood-working tools, saw chains and slideways, hot shear blades, pump components, hot pressing tools, valve seats, ingot tong ends, conveyor screws, paper/cardboard cutting tools, floor-covering roofing, cutter tools, and guide rails. Also suitable for the food and chemical industries.

S12Laser Welding

Laser Welding Wire for Molds & Forging Dies

Laser Welding Wire

For laser welding of all types of different and special steels, typically used for the initial layer on molds/dies, trimming, stamping, and forging dies.

S11Laser Welding

Laser Welding Wire for Tool Steels

Laser Welding Wire

For laser welding of tool steels with high hardness and sharpness, temperature resistant from 500°C to 1000°C.

S61Laser Welding

Laser Welding Wire for High-Speed, High-Heat Materials

Laser Welding Wire

For laser welding of materials used in high-speed work combined with high heat, temperature resistant to 1000°C.