DETAILS
SuperGlaze® 5556 Aluminum Magnesium Manganese filler rod gives the highest as-welded strengths in fillets. It is commonly used for welding high strength base materials like 5083 and provides good strength on 6XXX base materials.
Features
- Provides higher tensile strengths for welding of higher strength 5XXX alloys
- Increased amounts of magnesium and manganese for excellent corrosion resistance
- High Columnar strength
- Not recommended for prolonged elevated service temperatures (150F)
- Alloy embossed on each rod for easy identification
Typical Applications
- Trailer manufacturing
- Shipbuilding
Welding Positions
- All except vertical down
Shielding Gas
- 100% Argon Argon / Helium Mixtures Flow Rate: 30 - 50 CFH
Special Features
- Q2 Lot® Certificate - Certified Material Test Report showing actual wire composition
Disclaimers
Service Information
BEFORE USE, READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS) FOR THIS PRODUCT AND SPECIFIC INFORMATION PRINTED ON THE PRODUCT CONTAINER. SDS Search page
See test result disclaimer
CONFORMANCE
CONFORMANCES | SPECIFICATION | CLASSIFICATION |
---|---|---|
AWS | AWS A5.10 | ER5556 |
WIRE COMPOSITION
Classification | %Be | %Cr | %Cu | %Fe | %Mg | %Mn | %Si | %Ti | %Zn |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ER5556 Requirement | 0.0003 max. | 0.05 - 0.20 | 0.10 max. | 0.40 max. | 4.7 - 5.5 | 0.50 - 1.0 | 0.25 max. | 0.05 - 0.20 | 0.25 max. |
Typical Result | 0.0002 max. | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.00 |