Submerged Arc Family

Diameters / Packaging

Diameters
55 lb Spool
3/32 in (2.4 mm) ED035187

Lincolnweld® 385

Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)

CLASSIFICATIONS:
AWS A5.9 : ER385

Used for welding materials of similar chemical composition (Type 904L)

DETAILS

Lincoln Electric's combination of submerged arc wire and flux is designed to produce sizeable weld deposits with exceptional quality and bead appearance

Features

  • Used for welding materials of similar chemical composition (Type 904L)
  • Used in fabrication of equipment and vessels for handling and storage of sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid
  • Weld metal is fully austenitic and must be done with low heat input using a stringer bead technique

Typical Applications

  • Chemical processing
  • Process Industries
  • Sulfuric and Phosphoric Acid Storage Vessels

Welding Positions

  • All

Shielding Gas

  • N/A

Disclaimers

Warning -

Cancer and Reproductive Harm -

www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

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

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CONFORMANCE

CONFORMANCES SPECIFICATION CLASSIFICATION
AWS AWS A5.9 ER385

WIRE COMPOSITION

Classification %C %Cr %Mn %Mo %N %Nb %Ni %P %S %Si %Total Cu
ER385 Requirement 0.025 max. 19.5 - 21.5 1.0 - 2.5 4.2 - 5.2 Info. Only Info. Only 24.0 - 26.0 0.02 max. 0.03 max. 0.50 max. 1.2 - 2.0
Typical Result 0.011-0.013 19.9-20.3 1.6-1.8 4.2-4.5 0.05 0.01 max. 25.1-25.2 0.01-0.02 0.003 max. 0.32-0.34 1.3-1.5

TYPICAL OPERATING PROCEDURES

Flux Diameter Voltage
volts
Approx. Current
amps
Lincolnweld® P2000™ 3/32" (2.4 mm) 28-33 275-350