Hardsteel 54

Flux-cored wire for automatic and semi-automatic open-arc hardfacing of carbon or low-alloy steel parts exposed to metal-to-metal friction, alternating and impact loads at normal and increased temperatures.

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Diameter, mm   1.2 - 4.0
Curent type / Shielding   DC+ / СО2, Ar + CO2
Working conditions   Metal-to-metal friction, alternating and impact loads at normal and increased temperatures
Applications

  Hardfacing of tracked vehicle undercarriage wheels and rollers, rubber mixer chambers and augers, steel crankshafts, etc.

Weld formation   good
Slag separation   good
Deposit factor, g/A·h   15 - 22
Crack susceptibility    moderate
Wire consumption, kg   1.05 - 1.2
Hardness (3-layer deposit on mild steel)   HRC 50 - 58

OPERATING CONDITIONS (Ar + CO2)

Wire diameter, mm

Current, A

Voltage, V

Gas flow rate,

L/min.

Deposition rate, m/h

1.2

120 – 300

22 – 30

7 – 16

10 – 15

1.6

140 – 320

23 – 32

7 – 18

10 – 15

2.0

180 – 400

24 – 34

8 – 20

12 – 18

2.4

200 – 450

25 – 36

10 – 20

15 – 20

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