Lincoln Electric C2.410 manual Vertical Up Groove Welds, Vertical Down Welds

Vertical Up Groove Welds

Plate Size – T (in.) No. of Passes

1/4 1-2

5/16

1-2

3/8 1-2

1/2-1

All

Electrode/AWS Class	Fleetweld 5P, Fleetweld 5P+ /E6010
Diameter (in.)
	5/32	5/32	3/16	3/16
Current (Amps)	110	120	150	160
Polarity	DC+	DC+	DC+	DC+
Arc Speed In./Min.(1)	5-1/2	4	5	4
Ft. of Weld/Hr.(2)	11	8.5	10	See
Lbs. of Elec./Ft. of Weld	.323	.440	.586	Table A

1/8"

1/8"			Table A
1		Plate Thickness-T	1/2”	5/8”	3/4”	1”
2	T	No. of Passes	3	4	6	10
		Ft. of Weld/Hr.(2) 6.6		4.4	3.1	1.8

Lbs. of Elec/Ft.

.990 1.48

2.08

3.56

1/2” and thicker plates are more economically welded with low hydrogen electrodes.

Vertical Down Welds

Weld thicker plate with vertical up techniques.

3/16" 3/32" gap

			L	T
	Groove			Fillet
Plate Size – T (in.)	3/16			—
Leg Size – L (in.)	—			5/32
No. of Passes	1-2			1
Electrode/AWS Class	Fleetweld 5P, Fleetweld 5P+ E6010
Diameter (in.)		5/32
Current (Amps)		120
Polarity		DC+
Arc Speed In./Min.(1)		10-11
Ft. of Weld/Hr. (2)	26			55
Lbs. of Elec./Ft. of Weld	.168			.071

(1)First pass only. On later passes adjust arc speed to obtain proper bead size.

(2)Total for all passes. 100% operating factor.

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