B & H Electrodes Pvt. Ltd.

Barwala Road, Dera Bassi, Punjab

B&H Weldcast is a medium heavy coated, low hydrogen type graphite based electrode for non machinable welds on cast iron. The electrode is preferred when a strong and rigid joint is to be obtained between two cast iron parts.

Welding of cast iron parts for all types of general reclamation or repair work where machinability is not a primary consideration, joining cast iron to mild steel etc.

B&H Castelec is a medium coated electrode, depositing ferronickel alloy weldmetal, ideal for welding of several types of cast irons and components for producing strong crack free weld joints. The weldmetal is soft, ductile and easily machinable. It is not necessary to preheat even large complicated castings. Because of easy and intimate fusion with all grade of cast iron, the electrode is best suited for welding and repairing of all cast iron compounds.

Repair of Broken castings, building up of worn surfaces, correcting machining errors on castings and joining cast iron to steel. Welding of modular graphite iron, malleable iron subject to heavy wear.

B&H Monel is a medium coated nickel-copper alloy electrode depositing a monel weldmetal for welding of cast iron. The arc is soft and stable with least spatter and the slag is easily detachable. The deposit gives hardness approximately 175 BHN. The deposits are machinable.

Ideal for repairing defects in foundry cast iron castings, joining, repairing, rebuilding and surfacing of cast iron parts and components. Weld metal for gears, machinery parts, pump bodies etc.

B&H Nickelec is a medium coated electrode, with pure Nickel core wire, specially designed for welding cast irons the coldway. The weldmetal is ductile, soft and easily machinable and at the same time retains adequate strength.

Suitable of repairing of cracks filling up and surfacing applications. Excellent for building up a non-corrosive surface of nickel on cast iron parts exposed to corrosive liquids. Major applications are pump casings, cast iron dies, engine blocks, valve bodies, cast iron component etc.

Stainelec-308L is an all position radiographic quality 19/9 stainless steel electrode with controlled ferrite content for maximum resistance to cracking, corrosion and high temperature upto 800oC. Excellent arc stability, low spatter, easily controlled and detachable stag are its features.

Ideally suited for welding stainless steel materials like AISI 301, 302, 304, 308 etc. For building up of stainless steel surfaces on centrifugal pumps, impellers and shafts, valve faces, seats and chemical plants.

Stainelec-316L is an all position stainless steel electrode with controlled ferrite coated depositing a weld metal containing 18 Cr-11 Ni - 2.3 Mo. The weldmetal displays good crack resistance, excellent creep strength and resists scaling at elevated temperature upto 850oC. The weldmetal has excellent resistance to corrosion and pitting.

Ideally for welding stainless steels like AISI 316 and 317 types, tanks, coils and vats used in pulp, paper and textile industries, chemical mixers, paints and dye industries.

Stainelec-309L is a medium heavy coated, all positions radiographic electrode giving 25/12 deposit, which has excellent corrosion and oxidation resistance in continuous service upto 1100oC. It has stable arc, less spatter, easily controllable and detachable slag.

Ideally for welding of AISI 309 type, straight chrome steels, joining stainless steels to lower alloy steels and carbon steels, welding, the clad side of 18/8 clad steels, lining of 12 Cr steels, overlays of ferritic steels, dissimilar steels and difficult to weld steels.

Stainelec-310 is an all position electrode which gives 25 Cr-20 Ni weld deposits. The weld deposit has excellent stability and resistance to oxidation and scaling upto 1200oC. Low spatter, quiet stable with easy striking and restriking and excellent weld bead are its characteristics.

Welding of AISI 310 type steels, cladding sides of stainless clad steels, straight chrome steels and dissimilar steels, hydrogenation and polymerisation plants, gas turbine combustion chamber parts, high temperature furnace parts, annealing boxes and carburising pots etc. Also suitable for welding of C-Mo, Cr-Mo steels where preheat and post weld heat treatment are not feasible.

The wide range of materials include carbon steels and cast iron. Some of the applications are boilers, pumps and compressor, offshore drilling rigs & platforms, pressure vessels, earth moving machinery, rotary kiln shells, cast irons etc. Can also be used as buffer layer on hard and work hardened steel, components.

• Ease of operation in all positions.
• Smooth and stable arc which is easy to strike and restrike.
• Easy deslagging.
• Finally ripped bead with regular profile.
• X-ray quality welds.
• Weldmetal possess excellent mechanical properties and is highly resistant to cracking.

B & H-7018 is suitable for welding of Carbon steels in fabrication of machinery & equipment of wide range, especially for structures which are designed for severe service conditions involving heavy stresses and dynamic loads. Typical application include penstocks, boilers, pressure vessels, wagons, rotary kiln shells, heavy earth moving machinery etc

A heavy coated low hydrogen, iron powder type electrode which produces tough and ductile welds of radiographic quality. The electrode has a metal recovery of about 115%. Ease of operation in all positions, smooth and stable arc which is easy to strike and restrike, low spatter are some of its feature. The slag is easily detachable and bead is finely rippled

• Several pleasing features in its welding performance and Weld metal quality
• Ease of manipulation in all positions.
• Stable and smooth arc.
• Low Spatter
• Easily detachable slag.
• Smooth, well rippled shining beads.

• Storage Tanks
• Ship Hulls
• Rail Coaches and Wagons
• Bridges
• Machinery Construction
• Buildings & Auto Parts etc.

• Forceful, steady & soft arc which is easy to strike & restrike.
• Uniform metal transfer with well rippled & shining weld bead appearance.
• Weld pool & slag are easy to control in all position.
• Easily detachable slag.
• Good performance on direct current as well as on AC transformer having an open circuit voltage as low as 45 Volts.

• Pipe Mill
• Ship Hulls
• Steel Structures
• Rail Coaches
• Wagons
• Storage Tank & Bridges
• Machinery Construction
• Auto Parts
• Sheet Metal Works
• Agricultural Implementation etc.

• Easy striking and restriking of arc.
• Very stable and smooth arc even on low OCV (45V)
• Very low spatter
• Medium penetration
• Excellent slag detachability.
• Regular beads of good finish.

• Tanks
• Ships
• Trawlers
• Dredgers
• Machinery Construction
• Rail Coaches and Wagons
• Bridges
• Sheet Metal Work
• LPG Cylinders
• Pipeline Welding etc.

• Ease of welding in all conventional positions.
• Stable and soft Arc which is easy to strike and restrike.
• Extremely low spatter and self pealing slag.
• Finally rippled smooth, shining weld metal.
• Welds of radiographic quality.

A Medium Heavy Coated, Rutile Type Hardfacing Electrode (250 BHN)

B&H Hardelec-I is a medium heavy coated, rutile type hardfacing electrode, operating on AC/DC(-), depositing an air hardening weld metal of approx. 250 BHN hardness. The deposit displays excellent toughness and ability to withstand heavy impact loads and has excellent resistance to rolling and sliding friction. The weld deposit is machinable. A buffer layer of B&H-7016 is recommended on hard base materials. Welds are normally machinable.

Ideal for gears, shafts, couplings, sugarcane crushers, spindles, pinion teeths, rollers, sprockets, pullies, axles, wheels, rail points and crossings etc.

A Medium Heavy Coated, Rutile Type Electrode (350 BHN)

B&H Hardelec-II is a medium heavy coated, rutile type electrode, deporting an air hardening type weldmetal of hardness approximately 350 BHN. The weldmetal is highly resistant to abrassive wear and has a fair degree of toughness. The weldmetal is machinable with carbide tools. A buffer layer of low hydrogen electrode (B&H-7016/B&H-7018) is recommended on carbon and low alloy wheels.

Brake Shoes, Shear blades, Wheels, Cams, Gears, Pullies, sprockets, couplings, conveyor parts, crawler parts, rollers, cold punching dies etc.

A Medium Heavy Coated, Rutile Type Hardfacing Electrode (600 BHN)

B&H Hardelec-III is a medium heavy coated, rutile type hardfacing electrode, giving an air hardening type weldmetal of hardness, approximately 600 BHN. The welds are non machinable but can be ground. The weldmetal is resistant to severe abrasion and moderate impact.

Metal cutting and forging tools, punches, dies, drilling bit shears and croppers, dredger bucket lips, plough shares, excavator teeth, conveyor bucket, crusher hammers, mixer blades, cane cutting knives etc.

A Medium Heavy Coated, Hydrogen Controlled Basic Type Electrode (575 BHN)

B&H Hardelec-III LH is a medium heavy coated, hydrogen controlled basic type electrode, giving an airhardening type weld metal of hardness approx 575 BHN. The welds are non-machinable and suitable for applications involving severe abrasion and impact. Soft, steady and smooth arc, least spatter and easily detachable slag are some of its operating characteristics.

Typical applications include cane cutting knives, bamboo chipper knives, crusher hammers, jaws, rollers, rock drills, tractor gouser, punches, dies, drilling bits, oil expeller worms etc.

A Medium Heavy Coated Basic Type, Hardfacing Electrode (550 BHN)

B&H Hardelec-V is a medium heavy coated basic type, hardfacing electrode giving approximately 550 BHN hardness. It has soft and smooth arc, low spatter and easy slag detachability. It gives uniform bead profile. The weldmetal is alloyed cast iron, which is hard and extremely resistant to abrasion and metal to metal wear.

Oil expeller worms, concrete mixer blends, scraper blends, screw conveyors, dredger bucket lips, dippers, plough, shares, cement die rings etc.

B&H Cutelec is a medium heavy coated electrode, suitably designed for faster and smoother cutting, piercing and beveling of all kinds of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, medium and high alloy steels and cast iron. It can also be used for cutting, piercing out of position jobs where gas cutting is not convenient.