Blue Max Stainless Wire

Diameters / Packaging

Diameters
33 lb (15 kg) Steel Spool
0.045 in (1.1 mm) ED035088
1/16 in (1.6 mm) ED035089

Blue Max® 312 MIG (GMAW) Wire

MIG (GMAW) | ED035088

CLASSIFICATIONS:
AWS ER312

BLUE MAX® MIG 312 is designed for dissimilar welds, tool steels, hard to weld steels, cast and wrought alloys stainless steel application.

DETAILS

BLUE MAX® MIG 312 welding applications should be limited to 800°F (420°C) the weld deposits exhibit high tensile strength and offer some resistance to abrasion

Features

  • Q2 Lot® - Certified Material Test Report showing actual wire composition, Country of Origin and calculated ferrite number (FN) of each lot is available online in the Certificate Center
  • Proprietary surface lubricant for steady feeding and arc stability leading to exceptional performance at high wire feed speeds
  • The weld deposits exhibit high tensile strength and offer some resistance to abrasion
  • Applications should be limited to 800°F (420°C)

Disclaimers

Warning -

Cancer and Reproductive Harm -

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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

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CONFORMANCE

CONFORMANCES SPECIFICATION CLASSIFICATION
AWS AWS A5.9 ER312
CWB CSA W48 ER312

WIRE COMPOSITION

Classification %C %Cr %Cu %Mn %Mo %N %Nb %Ni %P %S %Si Ferrite Number (Delong ©) Ferrite Number (WRC-1992 ©)
ER312 Requirement 0.15 max. 28.0 - 32.0 0.75 max. 1.0 - 2.5 0.75 max. 8.0 - 10.5 0.03 max. 0.03 max. 0.30 - 0.65
Typical Result 0.10-0.12 30.4-31.4 0.02-0.15 1.8 0.03-0.21 0.05-0.06 0.01 max. 9.0-10.1 0.02 0.003 max. 0.36-0.43 46 70-74

TYPICAL OPERATING PROCEDURES

Diameter Shielding Gas Voltage
volts
Approx. Current
amps
0.045 in (1.1 mm) 98% Ar / 2% O2 28-32 180-250
1/16 in (1.6 mm) 98% Ar / 2% O2 29-33 200-280