312-16 3/32 x 10lb Electrode AWS A5.4 E312-16

The most versatile All-Position stainless steel electrode. Excellent choice on difficult-to-weld steels such as
air-hardening steel, medium and high carbon steels. The perfect electrode to use where the base metal is an
unknown grade of steel. Suitable for many dissimilar applications involving manganese-hardening steel, armor
steel, rail steel, nickel clad steel, tool and die steel and aircraft steel. Commonly used as a wear-resistant
build-up and “buffer” layer in hard-facing applications. Work hardens up to 200 Brinell. The microstructure of
the weld deposit is 29% Chrome – 9% Nickel with 30% ferrite in an austenitic matrix. This “two-phase” deposit
makes it highly resistant to hot fissuring and cold cracking. Weld deposits are very ductile. Has the highest
tensile and yield strength of the standard stainless steel coated electrodes (duplex stainless not included). Other
uses include repair of earth moving equipment, modification of dies, repair of broken machinery, joining wear
plates and repairing unknown steel components.