Type
High basic seamless fluxcored wire for submerged arc welding (SAW)
classification
AWS
A 5.23: F7A8-ECG
EN ISO
14171-A: S 46 6 FB T3Ni1
Applications

Offshore, Shipbuilding, pressure vessels, pipe work, cable drums.

Type
High basic seamless fluxcored wire for submerged arc welding (SAW)
Applications

Offshore, Shipbuilding, pressure vessels, pipe work, cable drums.

Properties

Micro alloyed submerged arc welding wire for offshore requirements upto S460 steels that have to fullfill impact requirements down to -60 degrees Celsius and parts that have to be soft annealed above 900 degrees Celsius. Suitable for use with FL 155 agglomerated flux or with FL CS155 fused flux.

Classification
AWS
A 5.23: F7A8-ECG
EN ISO
14171-A: S 46 6 FB T3Ni1
F-nr
6
FM
1
Suitable for
Materials
shipbuilding
Unalloyed steels
boiler steels
pipe steels
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Fine grain steels
API-standard
DIN
A, B, D, E, AH 32 - EH 36
St 33, St 37-2 - St 52-3
H I, H III, 17Mn4, 19Mn5
St 35.8, St 45.8
StE 210.7 TM, StE 480.7 TM
StE 255 to StE 460
X 42, X65, X 70
EN
same
S185 - S355-S460
P235GH, P355GH
P235T1/T2, P460NL2
L210 - L480MB
S255 - S500 (NL1,2)
X 42, X65, X 70
ASTM
Typical
A 255 / A333
A 516 / A 350
A 612 / A 707
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Approvals
CE
Welding positions
PA
PB
PC
Redrying
Not required
Analysis
C Si Mn P S Cr Ni Mo Cu Nb V N Al Nb+Ta Ti Zr
0.08 0.3 1.5 0.02 0.02 0.9
Mechanical Properties
Heat
Treatment
RP0,2
(MPa)
Rm
(MPa)
A5
(%)
Impact Energy (J) ISO-V Hardness
-40°C -60°C
As Welded 520 600 25 100 80 HRc
620°C±15°C 1h 495 560 30 110 80 HRc