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Lincoln Electric’s Murex Stainless Steel Consumables Family

Diameters / Packaging

Diameters
 33 lb Spool
 500 lb Accu-Trak® Drum
0.030 in (0.8 mm) ED036497
0.035 in (0.9 mm) ED035601 ED035604
0.045 in (1.1 mm) ED035603 ED035605
1.2 mm (0.047 in) ED036986
1/16 in (1.6 mm) ED035602

Murex® 308LSi

MIG (GMAW)

CLASSIFICATIONS:
AWS ER308Si
ER308LSi

MUREX® 308LSI Metal Inert Gas Wire is used to primarily weld equipment made with 304 stainless steel.

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)
  • 1.2 mm (0.047 in)

Package

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  • 33 lb Spool
  • 500 lb Accu-Trak® Drum
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DETAILS

MUREX® 308LSI is similar in composition to 308L with higher silicon content to increase puddle fluidity and improve the bead appearance.

Features

  • Similar in composition to 308L with higher silicon content to increase puddle fluidity and improve the bead appearance
  • Used to primarily weld equipment made with 304 type stainless steel
  • Q2 Lot® - Certificate showing actual wire composition and calculated ferrite number (FN) available online

Typical Applications

  • 304 and 304L stainless steels
  • Common austenitic stainless steels referred to as “18-8” steels
  • ASTM A743 or A744 Types CF-8 and CF-3

Welding Positions

  • All

Shielding Gas

  • 90% He / 7.5% Ar / 2.5% CO₂ or 98% Argon / 2% Oxygen

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 ER308LSi, ER308Si
CWB CSA W48 ER308LSi

WIRE COMPOSITION

Classification %C %Cr %Cu %Mn %Mo %N %Nb %Ni %P %S %Si Ferrite Number (Delong ©) Ferrite Number (WRC-1992 ©)
ER308LSi 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. 0.65 - 1.00 Info. Only Info. Only
ER308Si 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. 0.65 - 1.00 Info. Only Info. Only
Typical Result 0.02 19.8 0.07 1.9 0.12 0.06 0.01 9.5 0.02 0.03 0.77 14 12