CEPL 45 FORGEWELD FLUX CORED WELDING WIRES

EXPRESSLY MADE FOR WELDING BOTH WROUGHT AND CAST STEEL STRUCTURES. SIMILAR IN COMPOSITION TO THE 540 BUT WITH INCREASED HARDNESS AND WEAR RESISTANCE. REMOVE ALL DEFECTS; HEAT CHECK,SPALLS,AND CRACKS.PREHEAT THE UNIT TO A MINIMUM OF 800F. MAINTAIN THIS TEMPERATURE DURING WELDING.UTILIZE SHORT ARC LENGTH. PEENING IS NOT NECESSARY WHEN WELDING LARGE AREAS SUCH AS COMPLETE IMPRESSIONS EXCEPT ON THE FINAL PASS. AFTER WELDING,COOL THE UNIT IN STILL AIR TO APPROXIMATELY 350F. THIS IS NECESSARY TO PRODUCE UNIFORM WELD HARDNESS. WHEN THE COOLING TEMPERATURE IS REACHED, IMMEDIATELY CHARGE DIES INTO A FURNACE AT 1050F ANDTEMPER FOR 12 TO 16 HOURS. ON RAMS AND SOW BLOCKS,ETC, STRESS RELIEVE AT 1150F AT ONE HOUR PER INCH FURNACE AND COOL IN STILL AIR TO ROOM TEMPERATURE.