MetFab - Air Products Welder's Handbook - Flipbook - Page 37
Useful data for
MIG/MAG welding
Optimum current ranges for solid steel wire
Wire diameter
(mm)
Min
Weld Current (A)
Max
0.8
60
200
1.0
80
300
1.2
120
380
1.4
150
420
1.6
225
550
2.0
300
650
Weight per meter of wire
Weight per meter of wire (g)
Aluminium
Carbon steel and stainless steels
0.8
3.9
1.35
1.0
5.6
2.08
1.2
8.7
3.01
1.4
11.9
4.11
1.6
15.5
5.36
2.0
24.2
8.37
m
1.2
10
m
m
15
0.9
mm
20
0.8m
m
Wire feed speed, meters per minute
Wire diameter
(mm)
m
1.3
m
1.6m
5
0
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
Welding current (Direct current electrode positive (DCEP))
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