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Metrode Armet 1 and Supercore 20.9.3 Armour Welding Consumables

These consumables are well-established and approved for armour welding. They deposit a modified
austenitic stainless weld metal with moderately high ferrite content, giving strong, tough and crack-
resistant welds in many other hardenable steels, often without the need for preheat. Applications include
tanks, other military and security vehicles, general engineering components.
They are also useful for welding many wear and
abrasion-resisting steels, to avoid the need for
'hydrogen control' procedures, particularly for heavier
sections and the harder types. In addition, the high
work-hardening rate gives these welds good
resistance to impact wear and scuffing. This feature
can also be exploited for overlays combined with
corrosion and wet abrasion resistance.
BAe Systems used Armet electrodes for during the
fabrication of AS-90 Howitzers. Particular features
Challenger
identified 2 main
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good slag release. Sizes from 2.5mm up to 4.0mm
Challenger 2 main battle tank were used but some 2.0mm was manufactured
specifically for areas of difficult access and small
attachments. Armet was also used on the CRARRVs,
but in this case it was the larger 5 to 8mm sizes on
sections up to 50mm.

The Challenger 2 contract was completed using

The Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (CRARRV)
is a highly evolved armoured vehicle designed to recover and repair
damaged tanks on the battlefield.
Supercore 20.9.3 flux cored wires in predominantly
1.6mm but 1.2mm was also used for thinner section.
During the contract it was realised some positional
welding was required and Metrode was able to
design and manufacture a 1.2mm P (positional)
variant in a very short time period.

Armour Welding Range

Process Product Specification

MMA Armet 1 AWS E308Mo-16
FCW Supercore 20.9.3 AWS E308MoT0-4
Supercore 20.9.3.P AWS E308MoT1-4

Approvals: MMA MoD MVEE 1050 Class 1A and 1B

FCW MoD MVEE 1050 Class VII
The AS90 Braveheart is the latest 52 calibre version of the
British Army's 155mm AS90 self propelled howitzer

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