TECHNICAL BULLETIN MIDALLOY ER90S-B3 WELDING WIRE

CLASSIFICATION

AWS 5.28 Class ER90S-B3 / ASME SFA 5.28 Class ER90S-B3

DESCRIPTION

MIDALLOY ER90S-B3 welding wire is a copper-coated wire used for GMAW, GTAW, and SAW welding.

APPLICATION

MIDALLOY ER90S-B3 is designed for gas metal arc welding of 2_ Cr / 1 Mo steels, which are used for high temperature applications. A preheat and interpass temperature of not less than 350F should be maintained during welding.

TYPICAL CHEMISTRY
C .10 Mn .62 Si .48 Cr 2.55 Mo 1.08 P .009 S .006 Cu .12

TYPICAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

TENSILE STRENGTH 650 MPA YIELD STRENGTH 550 MPA ELONGATION IN 2 IMPACT STRENGTH @ 68 F 94,500 PSI 80,500 PSI 19% 80 ft. lbs

NOTE: Mechanical properties listed reflect utilization of a post-weld heat treatment between 1250F and 1300F for one hour.

RECOMMENDED WELDING PARAMETERS

PROCESS GTAW (TIG) DIA. OF WIRE 1/16 3/32 1/8 .035 .045 1/16 .035 .045 1/16 AMPERAGE 50-120 120-200 150-220 90-160 120-200 180-230 250-350 280-400 VOLTAGE 7-13 10-16 12-18 14-20 16-20 25-28 25-30 26-36 GAS Ar Ar Ar Co2 CO2 or 75 Ar/25 CO2 CO2 or 75 Ar/25 CO2 98 Ar/2 O2 75 Ar/25 CO2 75 Ar/25 CO2

GMAW (MIG) SHORT ARC GMAW (MIG) SPRAY TRANSFER

STANDARD PACKAGING

TIG MIG

50 lb. carton 33 lb. spool

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