Hobart Welding Products OM-949 manual Electrode And Amperage Selection Chart, 6013 7014

7-2. Electrode And Amperage Selection Chart

AMPERAGE

ELECTRODE

DIAMETER

RANGE

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

3/32

6010

1/8

&

5/32

3/16

6011

7/32

1/4

1/16

5/64

3/32

6013

1/8

5/32

3/16

7/32

1/4

3/32

1/8

7014

5/32

3/16

7/32

1/4

3/32

1/8

7018

5/32

3/16

7/32

1/4

3/32

1/8

7024

5/32

3/16

7/32

1/4

3/32

Ni-Cl

1/8

5/32

3/16

308L

3/32

1/8

5/32

ELECTRODE	DC*	AC	POSITION	PENETRATION	USAGE
6010	EP		ALL	DEEP	MIN. PREP, ROUGH
6011	EP		ALL	DEEP	HIGH SPATTER
6013	EP,EN		ALL	LOW	GENERAL
7014	EP,EN		ALL	MED	SMOOTH, EASY,
					FAST
7018	EP		ALL	LOW	LOW HYDROGEN,
					STRONG
			FLAT		SMOOTH, EASY,
7024	EP,EN		HORIZ	LOW
					FASTER
			FILLET
NI-CL	EP		ALL	LOW	CAST IRON
308L	EP		ALL	LOW	STAINLESS

*EP = ELECTRODE POSITIVE (REVERSE POLARITY) EN = ELECTRODE NEGATIVE (STRAIGHT POLARITY)

Ref. ST-087 985-A

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