DETAILS
Recommended for TIG welding on all grades of steel.
Features
- Ultra-clean surface treatment for porosity free welds
- Q2 Lot® - Certificate showing actual wire composition available online
- Available as Batch Managed Inventory
- “N” Designator - design modified to meet properties after stress relief
- A PLW product which has been treated to minimize weld defects that can be seen in the use of MIG wires for the automatic TIG process
- Provides a consistent and exceptionally stable arc for automatic TIG welding
- Contains zirconium, titanium, and aluminum in addition to silicon and manganese
- Produces x-ray quality welds over most surface conditions
- Recommended for TIG welding on all grades of steel
- Excellent choice for PWHT applications
Typical Applications
- Nuclear power plant construction and maintenance
- Power and process industry related piping
- Medium to heavy mill scale base material
- Robotic or hard automation
Welding Positions
- All
Disclaimers
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 A5.18 | ER70S-2 |
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
| Classification | Shielding Gas | Polarity |
Yield Strength @ 0.2% Offset
MPa (ksi) |
Tensile Strength
MPa (ksi) |
Elongation
% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ER70S-2 Requirement | 100% Ar | DC- | 400 (58) min. | 480 (70) min. | 22 min. |
| Typical Result, As-welded | 100% Ar | DC- | 600 (88) | 670 (97) | 29 |
WIRE COMPOSITION
| Classification | %Al | %C | %Cr | %Mn | %Mo | %Ni | %P | %S | %Si | %Ti | %V | %Zr | %Total Cu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ER70S-2 Requirement | 0.05 - 0.15 | 0.07 max. | 0.15 max. | 0.90 - 1.40 | 0.15 max. | 0.15 max. | 0.025 max. | 0.035 max. | 0.40 - 0.70 | 0.05 - 0.15 | 0.03 max. | 0.02 - 0.12 | 0.50 max. |
| Typical Result | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 1.11 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.004 | 0.005 | 0.53 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.16 |