Blue Max Stainless Wire

Diameters / Packaging

Diameters
33 lb (15 kg) Steel Spool
0.045 in (1.1 mm) MG208045667

Techalloy® 208

MIG (GMAW)

CLASSIFICATIONS:
AWS ERNi-1

TECHALLOY® 208 Metal Inert Gas Wire designed for dissimilar joints between nickel alloys to stainless or ferritic steels application.

DETAILS

TECHALLOY® 208 is a high nickel alloy for MIG and TIG welding of nickel 200 and 201 with Al and Ti for sound deposits. Can be used for overlay on stainless or ferritic steel as well as repairing iron castings with aluminum and titanium sound deposit.

Features

  • High nickel alloy with Al and Ti for sound deposits
  • Q2 Lot® - Certificate showing actual wire composition available online

Typical Applications

  • For MIG and TIG welding of nickel 200 and 201
  • Can be used for overlay on stainless and ferritic steel as well as repairing cast iron castings
  • Used for dissimilar joints between nickel or nickel alloys to stainless or ferritic steels

Welding Positions

  • All

Shielding Gas

  • MIG 75% Argon / 25% Helium

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

CONFORMANCE

CONFORMANCES SPECIFICATION CLASSIFICATION
AWS AWS A5.14 ERNi-1
CWB AWS A5.14 ERNi-1

WIRE COMPOSITION

Classification %Al %C %Cu %Fe %Mn %P %S %Si %Ti %Ni+Co
ERNi-1 Requirement 1.5 max. 0.15 max. 0.25 max. 1.0 max. 1.0 max. 0.03 max. 0.015 max. 0.75 max. 2.0 - 3.5 93.0 min.
Typical Result 0.1 0.01 0.01 0.01 max. 0.4 0.003 max. 0.003 max. 0.40 3.0 96.0

TYPICAL OPERATING PROCEDURES

Diameter Shielding Gas Polarity Voltage
volts
Approx. Current
amps
.035" (0.9 mm) 75% Ar, 25% He DC+ 24-29 180-200
.045" (1.1 mm) 75% Ar, 25% He DC+ 26-30 250-270
1/16" (1.6 mm) 75% Ar, 25% He DC+ 29-33 200-250