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Diameters / Packaging

Diameters
 33 lb (15 kg) Steel Spool
 250 lb (113 kg) Accu-Trak® Drum
 500 lb (227 kg) Accu-Trak® Drum
0.030 in (0.8 mm) ED035043
0.035 in (0.9 mm) ED035045 ED035048 ED035049
0.045 in (1.1 mm) ED035051 ED035054
1/16 in (1.6 mm) ED035056

Blue Max® 308L

MIG (GMAW)

CLASSIFICATIONS:
AWS A5.9 : ER308
AWS A5.9 : ER308L

BLUE MAX® MIG 308L designed for welding 304/304L Stainless Steels

Diameter

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  • 0.030 in (0.8 mm)
  • 0.035 in (0.9 mm)
  • 0.045 in (1.1 mm)
  • 1/16 in (1.6 mm)

Package

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  • 33 lb (15 kg) Steel Spool
  • 250 lb (113 kg) Accu-Trak® Drum
  • 500 lb (227 kg) Accu-Trak® Drum
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DETAILS

BLUE MAX® MIG 308L is ideal for ASTM A743 or 744 Types CF-8 and CF-3 castings, it has reduced carbon levels (0.03% max) offer increased resistance to inter-granular corrosion.

Features

  • Q2 Lot® - Certified Material Test Report showing actual wire composition, Country of Origin and calculated ferrite number (FN) of each lot is available online in the Certificate Center
  • Proprietary surface lubricant for steady feeding and arc stability leading to exceptional performance at high wire feed speeds
  • Reduced carbon levels (0.03% max) offer increased resistance to inter-granular corrosion

Typical Applications

  • Designed for welding 304/304L Stainless Steels
  • ASTM A743 or 744 Types CF-8 and CF-3 castings

Welding Positions

  • All

Shielding Gas

  • 98% Argon / Balance O2 90% He / 7.5% Argon / 2.5% CO2

Disclaimers

Warning -

Cancer and Reproductive Harm -

www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

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 A5.9 ER308, ER308L
ABS AWS A5.9 ER308, ER308L
CWB CSA W48 ER308, ER308L
MIL MIL-E-19933E AMD1 MIL-308, MIL-308L

WIRE COMPOSITION

Classification %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. 9.0 - 11.0 0.03 max. 0.03 max. 0.30 - 0.65
ER308L Requirement 0.03 max. 19.5 - 22.0 0.75 max. 1.0 - 2.5 0.75 max. 9.0 - 11.0 0.03 max. 0.03 max. 0.30 - 0.65
Typical Result 0.01-0.02 19.6-20.3 0.02-0.33 1.2-1.8 0.09-0.18 0.02-0.09 0.00 max. 10.1-10.6 0.01-0.02 0.01 max. 0.36-0.48 11-16 4-14

TYPICAL OPERATING PROCEDURES

Diameter Shielding Gas Voltage
volts 		Approx. Current
amps
0.035 in (0.9 mm) 98% Ar / 2% O2 26-29 160-210
0.045 in (1.1 mm) 98% Ar / 2% O2 28-32 180-250
0.062 in (1.6 mm) 98% Ar / 2% O2 29-33 200-280