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 (3) 10 lb Tube
3/32 x 18 in (2.4 x 450 mm) ED033854

Lincoln® ER308/308L N

TIG (GTAW)

CLASSIFICATIONS:
AWS ER308/ER308L

“N” Designator - cobalt restriction of 0.05% max

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  • 3/32 x 18 in (2.4 x 450 mm)

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DETAILS

Stainless steel welding rods designed to provide optimal bead appearance when TIG welding on a variety of materials

Features

  • Q2 Lot® - Certificate showing actual wire composition and calculated ferrite number (FN) available online
  • “N” Designator - cobalt restriction of 0.05% max
  • Available as Batch Managed Inventory
  • Use on base metals of similar composition
  • Meets the low cobalt levels typically required in the nuclear industry
  • Dual classification ensures the maximum carbon content is 0.03%
  • 0.03% carbon content increases resistance to intergranular corrosion
  • Prior to using this material for ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III applications, please contact the Lincoln Electric Specials Department to receive a Certified Material Test Report (CMTR) which meets all requirements of NCA-3860
  • Product is marked every 4 in. (101.6 mm) with AWS classification and LOT number for easy identification

Typical Applications

  • Nuclear power plant components, maintenance and construction
  • Sheet metal on the corresponding stainless steel base metals
  • High pressure piping and tubing
  • Pressure Vessel

Welding Positions

  • All

Shielding Gas

  • 100% Argon

Disclaimers

Warning -

Cancer and Reproductive Harm -

www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

Service Information

Documentation

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 A5.9 ER308, ER308L

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Classification Shielding Gas Polarity Elongation
% 		Tensile Strength
MPa (ksi) 		Yield Strength @ 0.2% Offset
MPa (ksi)
Typical Result 100% Ar DC- 46 590 (86) 430 (62)

WIRE COMPOSITION

Classification %Co %C %Cr %Cu %Mn %Mo %N %Nb %Ni %P %S %Si Ferrite Number (Delong ©) Ferrite Number (WRC-1992 ©)
ER308 Requirement 0.08 max. 19.5 - 22.0 0.75 max. 1.0 - 2.5 0.75 max. Info. Only Info. Only 9.0 - 11.0 0.03 max. 0.03 max. 0.30 - 0.65 Info. Only Info. Only
ER308L Requirement 0.03 max. 19.5 - 22.0 0.75 max. 1.0 - 2.5 0.75 max. Info. Only Info. Only 9.0 - 11.0 0.03 max. 0.03 max. 0.30 - 0.65 Info. Only Info. Only
Typical Result 0.03 0.01-0.02 20.2 0.05-0.09 1.3-1.5 0.06-0.16 0.03 0.00 max. 10.6 0.01-0.02 0.01 max. 0.42-0.47 12 11