Tig Welding Filler Rod Types

Er309 stainless when mild steel is just too dirty and you need to tig it.

Tig welding filler rod types.

For tig welding the welding rods do not melt so are called non consumable electrodes. Browse through different types of aws classifications. And for that you need filler rod. Contaminants on the filler wire are most often an oil or a hydrated oxide.

Simply put a welding electrode is a type of welding rod. Tig rod aluminum 108 tig rod bronze alloy 16 tig rod carbon steel 45 tig rod copper alloy 8. What s the difference between welding rods electrodes and filler metal. Tig welding rods for dissimilar metals and more er309.

Er4043 for welding 6000 series aluminum alloys along with most casting alloys. Tig welding rods are excellent tools for the welding and metalworking industries. The type of welding rod you choose depends on your needs and there is no shortage of different sizes and coating levels. Generally speaking use 1 16 diameter filler rod for applications where the material is 1 8 or less and use 3 32 diameter filler rod for applications where the material is 1 8 and thicker.

Er308l stainless steel tig filler rod. It s the most common type of filler rod found in an automotive shop and is great for sheet metal chassis and suspension components. If you re welding different types of metal or need a nicer weld the tig welder comes into play. To know which rods work on which base metals print out this comprehensive filler metal selector guide for stainless steel.

Lincoln er4043 and lincoln er5356 aluminum welding wire is manufactured under rigorous control to exacting standards and is packaged to prevent contamination during storage. Within both of these groups there are many different variations and types which will be covered in more detail later. Use our tig welding rods with all types of steel and chromyl tubing. 309 stainless will weld hot rolled steel without porosity.

Stainless steel mild steel copper alloys aluminum alloys nickel alloys titanium alloys. The electrode may be consumable or non consumable. The er70s 6 is for mild steel. This typically covers automotive components such as frame and drive shafts and bicycle frames.

Welding rods are usually coated although the materials that make up this coating can vary widely. There is a really good chart for selecting aluminum filler rods here. Each of our rods have a smooth arc thin and uniform coating and low spatter. There are two standard rods used in tig although others are available.