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 50 lb Bag
Flux ED027861

Lincolnweld® 980®

Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)

Neutral welding flux recommended for semiautomatic general fabrication.

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  • 50 lb Bag

DETAILS

Features

  • Combines many of the features of the 700 and 800 series fluxes and is ideal for semiautomatic submerged arc welding
  • Exceptional resistance to flash-through and porosity caused by arc blow in a variety of applications
  • Especially high productivity when used with Lincolnweld® LC-72 wire
  • Actual (Type 3.1) certificates for each lot of flux showing chemical composition, particle size and moisture level are available in the certificate center of lincolnelectric.com
  • Mild Steel Lincolnweld® L-50®, L-61®, LC-72 Low Alloy Steel Lincolnweld® LA-75, LAC-Ni2

Typical Applications

  • Semiautomatic, single and multiple pass submerged arc welding
  • General purpose fabrication
  • Fillet welds

Special Features

  • Basicity Index: 0.6 Density: 1.4 g/cm3

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BEFORE USE, READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS) FOR THIS PRODUCT AND SPECIFIC INFORMATION PRINTED ON THE PRODUCT CONTAINER. SDS Search page

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Wire Classification Postweld Heat Treatment Yield Strength @ 0.2% Offset
MPa (ksi) 		Tensile Strength
MPa (ksi) 		Elongation
% 		Charpy V-Notch
J (ft-lbs) @ -30°C (-20°F)
Lincolnweld® L-50® F7A2-EM13K-H8 As-welded 430 (62) 520 (75) 30 28 (21)
Lincolnweld® L-61® F7A2-EM12K-H8 As-welded 420 (61) 510 (74) 30 113 (83)
Lincolnweld® LA-75 F7A2-ENi1K-Ni1-H8 As-welded 460 (66) 560 (81) 30 99 (73)
Lincolnweld® LAC-Ni2 F8A2-ECNi2-Ni2-H8 As-welded 480 (69) 570 (83) 29 117 (86)
Lincolnweld® LC-72 F7A2-EC1-H8 As-welded 440 (64) 520 (76) 27 28 (21)

DEPOSIT COMPOSITION

Wire Classification %C %Cr %Cu %Mn %Mo %Ni %P %S %Si %Ti+V+Zr Diffusible Hydrogen
mL/100g Weld Metal
Lincolnweld® L-50® F7A2-EM13K-H8 0.04 0.07 1.67 0.019 0.009 0.46 2
Lincolnweld® L-61® F7A2-EM12K-H8 0.06 0.09 1.46 0.023 0.011 0.32 4
Lincolnweld® LA-75 F7A2-ENi1K-Ni1-H8 0.05 0.04 0.10 1.56 0.00 0.80 0.007 0.008 0.60 0.02 3
Lincolnweld® LAC-Ni2 F8A2-ECNi2-Ni2-H8 0.04 0.04 1.32 2.19 0.016 0.011 0.25 2
Lincolnweld® LC-72 F7A2-EC1-H8 0.04 0.02 1.63 0.024 0.011 0.55 3

FLUX COMPOSITION

Classification %Al2O3 %CaF2 %FeO %MgO %MnO %Na2O %SiO2 %TiO2
Typical Result 43 12 2 3 16 2 14 7