Tungsten Electrode For Stainless Steel

Ready to use tungsten electrodes these electrodes come with a 20 angle on both ends.

Tungsten electrode for stainless steel.

The tungsten electrode experts at diamond ground products offer the largest selection of tungsten electrodes in the welding industry. Lanthanated tungsten maintains a sharpened point well which is an advantage for welding steel and stainless steel on dc or ac from square wave power sources. Grainger carries tungsten electrodes to help you meet your tig welding needs. Thoriated electrodes perform well in dc applications and are great for welding copper alloys nickel alloys titanium alloys and stainless steel.

To properly ball the end of. Depending on the type of tungsten electrode preparation of the tungsten consists of either a balled pointed or truncated shape. Choose tig electrodes with the size material and quantity specifications that can meet your welding application. During manufacturing thorium is evenly dispersed throughout the electrode.

Unlike thoriated tungsten these electrodes are suitable for ac welding and like ceriated electrodes allow the arc to be started and maintained at lower voltages. A pure tungsten electrode or a zirconiated tungsten electrode works best with ac aluminum welds. The most commonly used electrodes today are 2 thoriated red stripe. The thoriated red electrode is ideal for stainless steel welds.

It provides the optimal heat generation bead formation and weld penetration to give smoother welds. Engineered to exact specifications you can count on these long lasting electrodes to perform during your most difficult welding application time and time again. Diamond ground products carries the highest quality tungsten electrodes available on the market. All the tungsten electrodes we carry are in stock ready to ship anywhere in the world same day in most instances.

What is the best tungsten for an aluminum inverter. Although if thoriated tungsten is used in the ac mode the tungsten tends to split and get nodules around the electrode instead of a nice round ball. Welding electrodes from grainger can help weld stainless steel mild steel and more. 2 thoriated tungsten electrodes red tipped containing 1 7 to 2 2 thorium oxide this radioactive tungsten electrode works well with mild steel stainless steel and other non corroding metals.

Thorium has great arc start characteristics and allows for higher current carrying capacity. A balled tip is most commonly used on a pure tungsten electrode and is suggested for use with the ac process on sine wave and conventional square wave tig welders.