Mig Welding Wire Sizes

Multi pass welding or a beveled joint design may be required for material thickness 3 16 and greater depending on power output capability.

Mig welding wire sizes.

18 gauge 050 x. Material thickness 024 030 035 045 030 035 045 24 gauge 025 x. Product rating is 0. Save up to.

Forney mild steel mig wire 024 diameter 10 lb. We can run 045 wire at 200 inches per minute ipm which will deposit about 5 4 pounds per hour of weld at about 24 ipm of travel speed. Hobart er 70s 6 carbon steel solid welding wire 030 in 10 lb. 0 0 was save.

Product rating is 5. Double click on chart to view quick guide for selecting mig wire size and welder amperage for your application. The most common types of mig wire for welding mild steel are er70s 3 and er70s 6. 16 gauge 063 x.

When welding with flux core wire the parameters can be entirely different. These wires are designed to meet minimum tensile strength requirements of 70 000 psi. 22 gauge 031 x. 14 gauge 078 x.

Er70s 3 is typically used on clean oil free and rust free base material. Size of wire contact tip thread size is often expressed in terms of the size of wire that it is compatible with. If your wire is 0 030 inches in diameter then you will want to seek out a contact tip such as this miller mig contact tip that is rated 0 030 inches. To make the same weld at same travel speed same deposition we need 325 ipm of mig wire when using 035.

20 gauge 037 x. But which one is best for a particular application. Unlike welding with a stick welder mig welding is a semi automatic process. All seems well until we look at current density.

Robotstar5 dec 30 2014 2. The welding itself requires very little skill providing the mig welder settings are correct for the application. 4 7 14 was save.