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308 L Stainless Welding Wire - RW ER308L

Used in pharmaceutical, pulp & paper, and food industries. Suitable for applications involving 13% Cr ferritic stainless steels, high-carbon 304 or stabilized 347 grades and similar steels. Ductile down to −196°C and resistant to intergranular corrosion up to +400°C.

Code: RW ER308L Stainless • Low-C “L”

Classıfıcatıon

TS EN ISO 14343-A

W 19 9 L

AWS

AWS A5.9

ER 308 L

Certıfıcates

TSE CE ISO EAC PCT TUR
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Tip: For critical corrosion performance, follow your WPS for heat input and interpass temperature control.

Applıcatıons

Specifications & application fields

Used in the pharmaceutical, pulp & paper, and food industries. Suitable for applications involving 13% Cr ferritic stainless steels, high-carbon 304 or stabilized 347 grades and similar steels. The weld metal remains ductile down to −196°C and is resistant to intergranular corrosion up to +400°C.

Pharma

Clean processing lines

Food

Hygienic fabrication

Pulp & paper

Corrosion resistance

Toughness: ductile to −196°C • Intergranular corrosion resistance: up to +400°C.

Process

Welding setup

Shielding gas

Mechanical data shown for I1.

Polarization

I1 (follow WPS for exact settings).

Good practice

Keep the wire clean and maintain stable shielding to protect corrosion performance.

Final suitability depends on WPS, joint design and base metal.

Chemıstry

Chemical properties

Typical wire composition.

Analysıs type C Si Mn Cr Ni
Welding wire 0,021 0,32 1,76 19,90 9,12

Mechanıcs

Mechanical properties

After welding / ISO-V impact (−40°C).

Test type Shıeldıng gas Yıeld strength (MPa) Tensıle strength (MPa) Elongatıon (%) Notch ımpact ISO-V (−40°C)
After welding I1 Min 400 Min 540 Min 35 Min 63 J
Shielding gas: I1 Polarization: I1

Packagıng

Packaging options

Diameters and net weights per piece.

Plastic box • 5 kg
Dıameter (mm) Packagıng type Net weıght (kg)
1,60 Plastic box 5
2,00 Plastic box 5
2,40 Plastic box 5
3,20 Plastic box 5