Hardsteel 45

Flux-cored wire for automatic and semi-automatic open-arc, submerged-arc or gas-shielded hardfacing of steel mill rolls exposed to metal-to-metal friction, cyclic thermal load and corrosion.

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Diameter, mm 1.6 - 4.0
Curent type / Shielding DC+ / Flux, Ar, CO2, Ar + CO2
Working conditions Metal-to-metal friction, cyclic thermal load and corrosion
Applications

Hardfacing of continuous-casting (CC) machine rollers, hot rolling rolls, etc.

Weld formation good
Slag separation good
Deposit factor, g/A·h 15 - 22
Crack susceptibility  moderate
Wire consumption per, kg 1.05
Hardness (3-layer deposit on mild steel) HRC 36 - 50

OPERATING CONDITIONS (Ar + CO2)

Wire diameter, mm

Current, A

Voltage, V

Gas flow rate,

L/min.

Deposition rate, m/h

1.6

150 – 300

24 – 32

10 – 20

12 – 25

2.0

200 – 400

24 – 32

10 – 20

12 – 30

2.4

250 – 450

24 – 32

10 – 20

12 – 30

2.8

250 – 450

24 – 32

10 – 20

15 – 30

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