Gases for welding & cutting

TIG welding
Product Group ISO 14175
I1 R1 R1 R1 R1 I2 I3

DIN EN ISO 14175

Applications Abbreviation Group IdentNo.
I

MAG welding of mild steel

Product reducing H2 less-active N2
Ferroline C8 Ferroline C18 Ferroline C25 Ferroline X4 Ferroline X8 Ferroline C6 X1 Ferroline C12 X2 Ferroline C5 X5 Ferroline He20 C8 Carbon dioxide

Composite in % - Vol. Ar He H2
100 98,0 95,0 92,5 95,5 10 85 70 50 30 99,985 84,985 69,985 49,985 100 98,75 97,50 83,75 82,985 2,0 5,0 7,5 1,5

oxidizing CO2

N2
High and low alloyed steels aluminum + non ferrous metals Stainless Steels (high alloyed) Stainless Steels (high alloyed) (DC-)welding of aluminum (AC-)welding of aluminum + generally copper and nickel alloys 0,015 0,015 0,015 0,015

Components in % - Vol. inert O2 Ar He

Group ISO 14175

M 20 M 21 M 21 M 22 M 22 M 24 M 24 M 23 M 20 C1

Ar
92 82 75 96 92 93 86 90 72

Composite in % - Vol. CO2 O2

8 18 25 4 8 1 2 5

Applications He
mild steel mild steel mild steel low/restr. high alloyed steels low/restr. high alloyed steels mild steel mild steel low/restr. high alloyed steels mild steel mild steel

Welding Argon Inoxline H2 Inoxline H5 Inoxline H7 Inoxline He3 H1 Helium Argon-Helium Aluline He15 Aluline He30 Aluline He50 Aluline He70 Aluline N Aluline He15 N Aluline He30 N Aluline He50 N Welding Argon special Inoxline N1 Inoxline N2 Inoxline He15 N1 Inoxline He15 H2 N
Tungsten electrode Shielding gas nozzle Shielding gas

M1

I3

3 100 90 15 30 50 70 15 30 50

M2

Aluminum-alloys

M3

I1

Gas sensitive materials like titanium, niobium, tantalium 1,25 2,50 1,25 0,015 Duplex, Superduplex Nickel-Base alloys C R N

N2 Z

15 15

(-)
Power source

(+)
O Z
Electric arc Finished weld Workpiece
a)

1 100 2 100 3 balance 0,5 He 95 1 0,5 CO2 5 balancea) 0,5 H2 5 2 0,5 CO2 5 balancea) 3 0,5 O2 3 balancea) 4 0,5 CO2 5 0,5 O2 3 balancea) 0 5 < CO2 15 balancea) 1 15 < CO2 25 balancea) < O2 10 2 3 balancea) < O2 10 3 0,5 CO2 5 3 balancea) 4 5 < CO2 15 0,5 O2 3 balancea) 5 5 < CO2 15 3 < O2 10 balancea) 6 15 < CO2 25 0,5 O2 3 balancea) 7 15 < CO2 25 3 < O2 10 balancea) 1 25 < CO2 50 balancea) 2 10 < O2 15 balancea) < CO2 50 3 25 2 < O2 10 balancea) < CO2 25 4 5 10 < O2 15 balancea) 5 25 < CO2 50 10 < O2 15 balancea) 1 100 2 balance 0,5 O2 30 1 balancea) 0,5 H2 15 2 balancea) 15 H2 50 1 2 balancea) 3 balancea) 4 balancea) 0,5 H2 10 5 0,5 H2 50 1 100 Mixed gases with components not includes in the table or mixed gases with a composition outside of the given areas. b)

6 12 5 8 100

20

Drive Rolls Wire-electrode Shielding gas noozle Shielding gas

(+)
Power source

(-)

Electric arc Finished weld Workpiece

100 0,5 N2 5 5 < N2 50 0,5 N2 5 Rest

MAG welding of stainless steels

Product Group ISO 14175
M13 M12 Z M12 M14

Composition in % - Vol. Ar CO2 O2 He

98 97,5 2,5 67,88 0,12 83 2 96 3 2 30 15 1

Applications H2
high-alloyed steels high-alloyed steels Ni-alloys high-alloyed steels low/restr. high alloyed steels

Filler material

For this classification, argon may be replaced in whole or in part by helium. b) Two mixed gases with the same Z classification may not replace each other.

Root shielding
Product Group ISO 14175 Composite in % - Vol. Ar N2 H2 Applications Product Group ISO 14175
I1 Z I2 85 70 50 30 99,985 84,985 69,985 49,985

Inoxline X2 Inoxline C2 Inoxline He30 H2 C Inoxline He15 C2 Inoxline C3 X1

MIG welding
Composite in % -Vol. Ar He H2
100 82,985 15 100 15 30 50 70 15 30 50 2

Argon

I1

100

Forming gas H Inoxline H2 Inoxline H5

N5 R1 R1 98 95

95 - 80

5 - 20 2 5

Steels as: austenitic + ferritic, Duplex, Superduplex, fine grain structural non ferritic metals, CU-Ni Stainless steels Stainless steels, Nickel and Ni-base alloys Stainless steels, Nickel and Ni-base alloys

Applications N2
Aluminum, non ferrous metals 0,015 Ni-base-alloys Copper

Schweiargon Inoxline He15 H2 N Helium Aluline He15 Aluline He30 Aluline He50 Aluline He70 Aluline N Aluline He15 N Aluline He30 N Aluline He50 N

(+)
Power source

(-)
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I3

Copper, aluminum, nickel + CuNife-alloys 0,015 0,015 Aluminum-alloys 0,015 0,015

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