DETAILS
Features
- Q2 Lot® - Certificate showing actual deposit composition and actual mechanical properties available online
- Available as Batch Managed Inventory
- “N” Designator - design modified to meet properties after 48 hours stress relief
- Premium arc performance
- Square coating burn-off
- Easy strike and re-strike
Typical Applications
- Nuclear power plant construction and maintenance
- Power generation
- Petrochemical
- Pressure vessels
- Pressure piping
Welding Positions
- All except vertical down
Service Information
BEFORE USE, READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS) FOR THIS PRODUCT AND SPECIFIC INFORMATION PRINTED ON THE PRODUCT CONTAINER. SDS Search page
See test result disclaimer
CONFORMANCE
| CONFORMANCES | SPECIFICATION | CLASSIFICATION |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | AWS A5.1 | E7018-1 H4R |
| CWB | AWS A5.1M | E4918-H4R |
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
| Classification |
Yield Strength @ 0.2% Offset
MPa (ksi) |
Tensile Strength
MPa (ksi) |
Elongation
% |
Charpy V-Notch
J (ft-lbs) @ -30°C (-20°F) |
Charpy V-Notch
J (ft-lbs) @ -45°C (-50°F) |
Hardness Rockwell B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E7018-1 H4R Requirement | 400 (58) min. | 480 (70) min. | 22 min. | 27 (20) min. | ||
| Typical Result, As-welded | 440-540 (64-78) | 550-630 (79-91) | 25-30 | 134-216 (99-159) | 42-178 (31-131) | 85-92 |
DEPOSIT COMPOSITION
| Classification | %C | %Cr | %Mn | %Mo | %Ni | %P | %S | %Si | %V | %Mn+Ni+Cr+Mo+V |
Diffusible Hydrogen
mL/100g Weld Metal |
1800F H2O - As received | 1800F H2O - After 9 hrs at 80F/80%RH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E7018-1 H4R Requirement | 0.15 max. | 0.20 max. | 1.60 max. | 0.30 max. | 0.30 max. | 0.035 max. | 0.035 max. | 0.75 max. | 0.08 max. | 1.75 max. | 4 max. | 0.3 max. | 0.4 max. |
| Typical Result | 0.06-0.09 | 0.02-0.04 | 0.96-1.19 | 0.20-0.26 | 0.02-0.04 | 0.008-0.011 | 0.004-0.008 | 0.20-0.43 | 0.01 max. | 1.27-1.48 | 1-2 | 0.1 | 0.1-0.3 |
TYPICAL OPERATING PROCEDURES
| Diameter | Polarity⁽¹⁾ |
Current
Amps |
|---|---|---|
| 3/32 in (2.4 mm) | DC+ | 70-110 |
| 3/32 in (2.4 mm) | AC | 80-120 |
| 1/8 in (3.2 mm) | DC+ | 90-160 |
| 1/8 in (3.2 mm) | AC | 100-160 |
| 5/32 in (4.0 mm) | DC+ | 130-210 |
| 5/32 in (4.0 mm) | AC | 140-210 |
NOTES
| Note |
|---|
| ⁽¹⁾ Preferred polarity is listed first. |