Features & Benefits
Iron powder has for a long time been one of the most important and frequently used raw materials in the production of coated welding electrodes. In recent years, it has also become a popular raw material for cored wires.
Additions of iron powder in electrode coatings can be anything from a few per cent up to more than 60%. In some metal-cored wires, iron powder can account for up to 80% of the core material.
Using iron powder as an additive for electrode coatings or cored wires has several advantages including higher efficiency as well as improved welding characteristics and weld metal quality.
In low and high-alloyed electrodes, iron powder is partly or entirely replaced by different metal and ferroalloy powders.