Tungsten Rods For Tig Welding

1 16 inch x 7 inch e3 purple tig tungsten 2pk.

Tungsten rods for tig welding.

Pure tungsten green stripe for years was the best choice for ac welding but with the industry shift to invert based machines with advanced squarewave technology rare earth tungsten such as ceriated gray stripe and zirconiated brown stripe are an option. A welder s choice of diameter ranges from 1 16 to 1 4. 1 16 in e3 purple tig tungsten. There are a lot of other stainless steel filler rods like 316l 321 and others and if you know what you are welding its best to use a match.

3mirrors aluminum tungsten electrode sharpener grinder head tig welding tool with cut off slot multi angle offsets 5x 25mm double diamond wheels 1x connecting rod 4 9 out of 5 stars 24 72 99 72. The most commonly used electrodes today are 2 thoriated red stripe. There are various tungsten electrodes that you can use for the process but not all will prove efficient. 3 32 x 36 ercusi a silicon bronze tig welding rod 1lb tube 29 99.

Er308l stainless tig rod when you know that you are welding 300 series stainless steel 304 is the most common 300 series stainless used you cant go wrong with er308l rods. Less than or equal to the electrode diameter. These rods create stronger welds than standard tig welding rods for steel. Generally do not use a rod larger than the thickness of the base metal.

The process utilizes a non consumable tungsten electrode that relays current to the welding arc. 2 type ceriated is first choice then thoriated tungsten diameter. Tig stands for tungsten inert welding and in a more technical sense it s known as gas tungsten arc welding gtaw. These rods typically come in 3 foot lengths and are packed in 10 or 50 pound boxes or tubes.

Tig filler rods filler rods for tig are fed by a second hand as the first holds the tungsten torch. 1 16 inch x 7 inch e3 purple tig tungsten 2pk.