E 312-16

About E 312-16

• High Strength: Produces weld metal with very high tensile and yield strength, making it great for demanding applications.
• Dissimilar Metal Joining: Excellent for bridging gaps between stainless steels, carbon steels, and other alloy steels where compatibility is difficult.
• Crack Resistance: The duplex (austenite-ferrite) structure provides superior resistance to cracking and fissuring.
• Versatile: Can be used for repair, overlay, and joining of heavy machinery parts, spring steels, and armor plating.
• All-Position: Suitable for welding in all positions (flat, horizontal, vertical, overhead).
• Rutile Type: Typically has a medium-heavy rutile coating. 

• Welding of high-carbon, tool, die, and spring steels.
• Repair and surfacing of worn parts on earth-moving equipment.
• Joining of 13% manganese steel and other hard-to-weld steels.
• Applications requiring high mechanical strength and impact resistance, like gear teeth, forged shafts, and heavy machinery components. 

• E: Electrode.
• 312: Indicates a specific stainless steel composition, often around 30% Chromium and 10% Nickel (30/10 type), providing excellent strength and crack resistance.
• -16: Denotes a low-hydrogen, iron powder, rutile-type coating, suitable for AC or DC+ current.