ESAB launches Welder Guide Book

An ESAB product story

Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Sep 2, 2010

ESAB has published a Welder Guide Book providing information about welding with all-positional rutile cored wires.

The pocket-sized (A6) book will enable users of all-positional rutile flux-cored wires to maximise the benefits of these consumables when working with non-alloyed and low-alloyed steels.

It is an invaluable reference source for all welders, whether they are new to this process or experienced.

When correctly applied, ESAB's all-positional rutile flux-cored wires offer excellent weldability, smooth weld metal wetting and good weld appearance.

High productivity can be achieved, even when welding in the vertical up position or overhead, yet the welds are defect-free, with good mechanical properties and low-hydrogen weld metal.

ESAB's new handbook provides a helpful checklist so that welders can ensure that the welding equipment has been properly maintained and is correctly prepared and adjusted.

Clear diagrams and photographs illustrate the points such as showing the correct positioning of the contact tip and gas nozzle relative to each other.

Other issues highlighted in the handbook include the requirements for positive polarity and the minimum choke setting.

An entire section within the book is devoted to setting and optimising the welding parameters, and there is a table showing suggested parameter settings for different welding positions and weld types (root or fill).

The book also explains the factors to consider when selecting the correct wire size, and there is a table showing which wire diameters are suitable for various weld positions and types.

Further detail is provided on the best torch position for different welding positions, and there is guidance on vertical up welding techniques, and split weave and stringer bead techniques.

ESAB's all-positional rutile cored wires are often used in mechanised welding processes, a subject also covered in the Welder Guide Book.

Towards the back of the book is a section on trouble shooting identifying process faults and likely causes, thereby helping welders to optimise the process as quickly and efficiently as possible.