Application
Clean To Light Mill Scale Base Material, Pipeline, Pressure Vessels And Structural Steel, Sheet Metal To 380 - 485 Mpa (55 - 70 Ksi) Yield Strength Material
AWS Classification
ER70S-3
Standards
AWS A5.18, MIL-3-23765/1: MIL-70S-3
Elongation (As Welded)
26% (100% Carbon Dioxide), 28% (75% Argon/25% Carbon Dioxide), 30% (90% Argon/10% Carbon Dioxide), 27% (98% Argon/2% Oxygen)
For Material Type
Carbon Steel to Carbon Steel
Maximum Tensile Strength (As Welded)
70 to 79 ksi
Finish/Coating
Copper-Coated
Compatible Shielding Gas
100% Carbon Dioxide, 75% Argon/25% Carbon Dioxide, 90% Argon/10% Carbon Dioxide, 98% Argon/2% Oxygen
For Welding Position
Flat, Horizontal, Overhead, Vertical-Down, Vertical-Up
Shielding Type
Gas-Shielded
For Joining
Carbon Steel to Carbon Steel
Tensile Strength (As Welded)
75 ksi (100% Carbon Dioxide), 76 ksi (75% Argon/25% Carbon Dioxide), 79 ksi (90% Argon/10% Carbon Dioxide), 78 ksi (98% Argon/2% Oxygen)
Process
MIG Welding (GMAW)
Elongation (Minimum Required)
22 %
Tensile Strength (Minimum Required)
70 ksi
Yield Strength (Minimum Required)
58 ksi
Maximum Yield Strength (As Welded)
60 to 69 ksi
Yield Strength (As Welded)
60 ksi (100% Carbon Dioxide), 61 ksi (75% Argon/25% Carbon Dioxide), 65 ksi (90% Argon/10% Carbon Dioxide), 62 ksi (98% Argon/2% Oxygen)
Welding Current Designation
DCEP
Number of Passes
Multiple Passes, Single Pass
Country of Origin (subject to change)
Canada
