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Tungsten Electrode for TIG Welding

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Due to the characteristics of tungsten, it is very suitable for TIG welding and other electrode materials similar to this kind of work. Adding rare earth oxides to metal tungsten to stimulate its electronic work function, so that the welding performance of tungsten electrodes can be improved: the arc starting performance of the electrode is better, the stability of the arc column is higher, and the electrode burn rate is smaller. Common rare earth additives include cerium oxide, lanthanum oxide, zirconium oxide, yttrium oxide, and thorium oxide.


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Cerium-Tungsten Electrode
Cerium-Tungsten Electrodes have good starting arc performance under the condition of low crrrent. The arc current is low, therefore the electrodes can be used for welding of pipe,stainless and fine parts. Cerium-Tungsten is the first choice for replacing Thoriated Tungsten under the condition of low DC.

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Added
impurity

Impurity
quantity

Other
impurities

Tungsten

Electric
discharged
power

Color
sign

WC20

CeO2

1.80 - 2.20%

<0.20%

The rest

2.7 - 2.8

Grey

Lanthanated Tungsten Electrode
The lanthanated tungsten became very popular in the circle of welding in the world soon after it was developed because of its good welding performance. The electric conductivity of lanthanated tungsten is most closed to that of 2% thoriated Tungsten. Welders can easily replace thoriated tungsten Electrode with lanthanated tungsten electrode at either AC or DC and not have to make any welding program changes. The radioactivity from thoriated tungsten can thus be avoided. Another advantage of lanthanated tungsten is being able to bear high current and having the lowest burn-loss rate.

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Added
impurity

Impurity
quantity

Other
impurities

Tungsten

Electric
discharged
power

Color
sign

WL10

La2O3

0.80 - 1.20%

<0.20%

The rest

2.6 - 2.7

Black

WL15

La2O3

1.30 - 1.70%

<0.20%

The rest

2.8 - 3.0

Yellow

WL20

La2O3

1.80 - 2.20%

<0.20%

The rest

2.8 - 3.2

Sky blue

Zirconiated Tungsten Electrode
Zirconiated tungsten has good performance in AC welding, especially under high load current. Any other electrodes in terms of its excellent performance can not replace Zirconiated tungsten electrodes. The electrode retains a balled end when welding, which results in less tungsten permeation and good corrosion resistance.
Our technical staffs have been engaged in research and testing work and succeeded in solving the conflicts between zirconium contents and processing properties.

WZ tungsten electrode

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Added
impurity

Impurity quantity

Other
impurities

Tungsten

Electric
discharged
power

Color sign

WZ3

ZrO2

0.20 - 0.40%

<0.20%

The rest

2.5 - 3.0

Brown

WZ8

ZrO2

0.70 - 0.90%

<0.20%

The rest

2.5 - 3.0

White

Thoriated Tungsten

Thoriated tungsten is the most commonly used tungsten material, Thoria is a low-level radioactive material, but it was the first to display a significant improvement over pure tungsten.
Thoriated tungsten is a good general use tungsten for DC applications, because it operates well even when overload with extra amperage, thus improves the performance of welding.

WT20 tungsten electrode

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ThO2 Content(%)

Color sign

WT10

0.90 - 1.20

Primary

WT20

1.80 - 2.20

Red

WT30

2.80 - 3.20

Purple

WT40

3.80 - 4.20

Orange Primary

Pure Tungsten Electrode: Suitable for welding under alternating current;
Yttrium Tungsten Electrode: Mainly applied in military and aviation industry with narrow arc beam, high compressing strength, highest welding penetration at medium and high current;
Composite Tungsten Electrode: Their performances can be much improved by adding two or more rare Earth oxides which are mutually complementary. The Composite Electrodes have thus become out of the ordinary in the electrode family. The new type Composite Tungsten Electrode developed by us has been listed in State Developing Plan for new products.

Electrode Name

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mark

Added impurity

Impurity quantity

Other impurities

Tungsten

Electric discharged power

Color sign

Pure Tungsten Electrode

WP

--

--

<0.20%

The rest

4.5

Green

Yttrium-Tungsten Electrode

WY20

YO2

1.80 - 2.20%

<0.20%

The rest

2.0 - 3.9

Blue

Composite Electrode

WRex

ReOx

1.00 - 4.00%

<0.20%

The rest

2.45 - 3.1


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