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Stainless Steel GTAW
(Tig Welding)


The first numbers indicate first choice, subsequent numbers indicated second and third choice. This choice can vary with specific applications and individual job requirements.

Base Metal 442
446		430F
430
FSE		 430
431		 501
502		 416
SE		 403
405
410
420
414		 321
348
347		 317 316L 316 314 310
310S		 309
309S		 304L 303
SE		 201
202
301
302
302B
304
305
308		 MILD STEEL
201
202 301
302 302B 304
305 308		310
312
309		310
312
309		310
312
309		310
312
309		309
310
312		309
310
312		308308

    308

309
316		308308308308308308312
310
309
303
303SE		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312 		310
309
312		309
310
312		309
310
312		308308308308308308308308312
308-15		308312
310
309
304L 310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312		309
310
312		309
310
312		308308308-L308308308308308-L308308312
310
309
309
309S		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312		309
310
312		309
310
312		308317
316
309		316316309309308308308308309
310
312
310
310S 		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312 		310
309
312		309317
316
309		316316310310309
310		309309309310
309
312
314 310
312
309 		310
312
309		310
312
309		310
312
309		310
312
309		310
309
312 		309
310
308 		309
310		309
310 		309
310 		310- 15 310309
310 		309
310		309
310 		309
310		310
309
312
316310
309
312 		310
309
312 		310
309
312		310
309
312		309
310
312 		309
310
312		308316316316309
310
316 		310
309
316 		309
310
316		309
316 		309
316		309
316 		309
310
312
316L310
309
312 		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312 		309
310
312		309
310
312		308316
317
308 		316L316309
310
316		310
309
316		316
309		308
316		308
316 		308
316 		308
310
312
317310
309
312		310
309
312 		310
309
312		310
309
312		309
310
312		309
310
312		308317316
308 		316
308		309
310
317		317
316
309 		317
316
309		308
316
317 		308
316
317		308
316
317		309
310
312
321
348
347		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312 		309
310
312		309
310
312		347
308		308
347		347
308 		347
308		309
310
347		347
308 		347
308 		347
308 -L		347
308		347
308		309
310
312
403 405
410 420
414		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312		309
310		410†
309†† 		309
310		309
310		309
310 		309
310		310
309 		310
309		309
310		309
310 		309
310		309
310 		309
310
312
416
416SE 		310
309		310
309		310
309		310 410410†
309††
310††		309
310 		309
310
312		309
310
312 		309
310
312		309
310
312		310
309
312 		309
310
312		309
310
312		309
310
312		309
310
312 		309
310
312
501
502		310310310502
310		310310310
309 		310
309 		310
309 		310
309		310
309		310
309		310
309 		310
309 		310
309		310
309 		310
312
309
430
431 		310
309		310
309		430
310
309		310310310
309		310
309 		310
309 		310
309 		310
309		310
309		310
309 		310
309		310
309		310
309 		310
309 		310
309
312
430F
430FSE 		310
309		410310
309		310
309		310
309
312		310
309
312 		309
310
312		309
310
312		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312 		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312 		310
309
312 		310
309
312
442
446		309
310 		309
310
312 		310
309
312		310
309
312 		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312 		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312 		310
309
312 		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312		310
309
312

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†† No Preheat Necessary

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