How to Specify and Buy Ferroalloy and Metal Powders
Most supply disputes are not about quality — they are about ambiguity. Here is what a complete specification contains, and the five clauses that prevent almost every argument.
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Notes from the plant
Short technical articles from our production and R&D team on the materials that go into welding consumables and steel making.
Ferro Manganese in Welding Consumables: The Element With the Narrowest Window
Manganese decides weld metal toughness, prevents solidification cracking, and is now the element under the most regulatory pressure in the industry. Getting it right starts with the powder.
Read articleThe Crucial Role of Carbides in Hard-Facing Welding
Hard-facing deposits get their wear resistance from the carbides distributed through the weld metal. Which carbide you form — and how hot the job runs — decides how long the component lasts.
Read articleAlloying Elements in Flux Cored Arc Welding
A flux cored wire is a delivery system for alloy. Twelve elements — from carbon and manganese through to boron — and what each one changes about the deposit.
Read articleImportance of using Atomized Ferrosilicon in Welding Electrodes
Ferrosilicon is an alloy of iron and silicon smelted in a submerged arc furnace. In welding electrodes and flux cored wires, the atomized grade earns its place five separate ways.
Read articleRole of SAW Flux and How to differentiate them
Fused, agglomerated (bonded) and mechanically mixed fluxes behave very differently in submerged arc welding. How each is made, and how active, neutral and alloying fluxes change the deposit.
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