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 Base Materials Welding Consumables
MIG/TIG
Regular N-alloyed Stick (SMAW) SAW FCAW
AWS class/
EN Number Basic Basic Rutile LNM/LNT/LNS FC/FCP

X2CrNiMoCuWN E(R) 2209 Blue Max Jungo 4462 Blue Max Blue Max LNT/
25-7-4 Superduplex E(R) 2553 (1) Blue Max Jungo Zeron 100X Arosta 4462 LNM/LNS 4462

Superduplex E(R) 2553 (1) Blue Max Jungo Blue Max LNT/
S32750 Zeron 100X LNM/ LNS Zeron 100X

2205 E(R)2209 (1) Blue Max Blue Max Blue Max LNT/
S31803/S32205 Jungo 4462 Arosta 4462 LNM/LNS 4462

Red Baron 308/308L-V MR Lincoln ER308/308L

304L 304LN E(R) 308/308L Red Baron 308L MR Blue Max MIG 308LSi Blue Max FC-308L
S30453 Blue Max 308/308L AC-DC Blue Max S308/308L

321 / 347 E347 Blue Max 347 AC-DC Blue Max

Red Baron 347 MR LNT/LNM 347Si

316L 316LN E(R)316/316L Red Baron 316/316L-V MR Lincoln ER316/316L Blue Max FC-316L
S31653 Red Baron 316/316L MR Blue Max MIG 316LSi Blue Max FCP-316L
Blue Max 316/316L AC-DC Blue Max S316/316L
317L 317LN EN 18 16 5
S31725 S31726 Blue Max Arosta 4439 Blue Max
LNT/LNM 4439Mn

310S E310-16 Red Baron 310MR

310H

Alloy 904L E(R)385 (1) Blue Max Blue Max

N08904 Jungo 4500 LNT/LNM 4500

Alloy 28 E(R)383 (1) Blue Max

N08028 NiCro 31/27

254SMO E(R)NiCrMo-3 Blue Max Blue Max LNT/LNM/

S31254 NiCro 60/20 LNS NiCro 60/20

Alloy 625
E(R)NiCrMo-3 Blue Max Blue Max LNT/LNM/LNS
NiCro 60/20 NiCro 60/20
Alloy 600 Blue Max NiCro 70/15Mn
ENiCrFe-3 Blue Max LNT/LNM
Alloy 601 Blue Max NiCro 70/19
E(R)NiCrFe2 (1) NiCro 70/19

Red Baron 309/309L-V MR Lincoln ER309/309L Blue Max FC-309L

Dissimilar Metals E(R)309LSi Red Baron 309/309L MR Blue Max MIG 309LSi Blue Max FCP-309L
Butter layer CrNi cladsteel
Blue Max 309/309L AC-DC Blue Max S309/309L
Dissimilar Metals E309MoL Blue Max
Butter layers CrNiMo cladsteels Arosta 309Mo

Dissimilar Metals E307 (1) Blue Max LNM 307

Blue Max Arosta 307
Work hardening manganese steel ER307Si

Dissimilar Metals N.A. Blue Max 2100

"Hard-to-weld" applications

ASTM A353/353M ENiCrMo-6 Nyloid 2 SRP LNS NiCr 60/20

9% Ni steel ERNiCrMo-3
ASTM A553/553M Blue Max 2000

Duplex/Superduplex Regular Stainless Fully austenitic CrNiMo- Dissimilar Metals 9% Nickel Steel
(1) Nearest Classification steel & Ni-base alloys Butter layers

Blue Max LNM - MIG (GMAW) Wire • Blue Max LNT - TIG (GTAW) Cut Length Rod • Blue Max LNS - Submerged Arc (SAW) Wire • Blue Max FC - Flux-Cored (FCAW) Wire
Stick (SMAW)
Covered electrodes for CrNi and CrNiMo alloyed steel
CrNi-steel, low carbon or Cb-stabilized
General corrosion resistant welded structures

Product Name AWS Number EN or ISO Number

Red Baron 308/308L-V MR E308-15/E308L-15 NA
Red Baron 308L MR E308L-16 NA
Red Baron 347 MR E347-16 NA
Blue Max 308/308L AC-DC E308-17/E308L-17 NA
Blue Max 347 AC-DC E347-17 NA

CrNiMo-steel, low carbon or Cb-stabilized

Increased pitting and general corrosion resistant welded structures

Product Name AWS Number EN or ISO Number

Red Baron 316/316L-V MR E316-15/E316L-15 NA
Red Baron 316/316L MR E316-16/E316L-16 NA
Blue Max 316/316L AC-DC E316-17/E316L-17 NA

CrNiMo-steel, fully austenitic

Special corrosion resistant steel grades, with increased pitting resistance in oxidizing and reducing media

Product Name AWS Number EN or ISO Number

Blue Max Arosta 4439 NA E 18 16 5 NL R 32
Blue Max Jungo 4500 E385-16 (1) E 20 25 5 Cu NL R 12

CrNiMo-duplex stainless steel

Austenitic-Ferritic structure in weld metal; highly stress corrosion resistant in 22% Cr and super-duplex stainless steel grades

Product Name AWS Number EN or ISO Number

Blue Max Arosta 4462 E2209-16 (1) E 22 93 NL R 32
Blue Max Jungo 4462 E2209-15 E 22 93 NL B 22
Blue Max Jungo Zeron 100X E2553-15 (1) E 25 94 NL B 42

CrNi(Mo)-steel buffer grades

Electrode types for welding buffer layers, dissimilar joints and difficult weldable materials

Product Name AWS Number EN or ISO Number

Red Baron 309/309L-V MR E309-15/E309L-15 NA
Red Baron 309/309L MR E309-16/E309L-16 NA
Blue Max Arosta 309Mo E309MoL-16 E 23 12 2 L R32
Blue Max 309/309L AC-DC E309-17/E309L-17 NA
Blue Max 2100 NA NA

CrNiMn-steel dissimilar steel

Fully austenitic 5% Mn alloyed grades for welding dissimilar steel grades, armour plates and difficult to weld steels

Product Name AWS Number EN or ISO Number

Blue Max Arosta 307 E307-16 (1) E 18 8 Mn R 12

CrNi-steel heat resistant

Electrodes for welding CrNi-steel grades for high temperature applications; stable structure; 310 type highly oxidation resistant

Product Name AWS Number EN or ISO Number

Red Baron 308/308H MR E308-16/E308H-16 NA
Red Baron 310 MR E310-16 NA

Ni-base fully austenitic NiCr(Mo) alloys

Ni-base fully austenitic grades with increased resistance against pitting, corrosion and high resistance to high temperature oxidation

Product Name AWS Number EN or ISO Number

Blue Max NiCro 31/27 E383-16 (1) E 27 31 4 Cu L R 12
Blue Max NiCro 60/20 ENiCrMo-3 E Ni 6625 (NiCr22Mo9Nb)
Blue Max NiCro 70/15 Mn ENiCrFe-3 E Ni 6182 (NiCr15Fe6Mn)
Blue Max NiCro 70/19 ENiCrFe-2 (1) E Ni 6082 (NiCr20Mn3Nb)
Blue Max Nyloid 2 ENiCrMo-6 E Ni 6620 (NiCr14Mo7Fe)

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MIG (GMAW) and TIG (GTAW)
Bare wires and rods for stainless steel
High alloyed
Complete range of corrosion resistant weld metal grades; types for butter layers, dissimilar metal welding,
duplex and super-duplex stainless steel

Product Name AWS Number EN or ISO Number

Blue Max 308LSi ER308Si/308LSi NA
Blue Max 309LSi ER309Si/309LSi NA
Blue Max 316LSi ER316Si/316LSi NA
Blue Max LNM 347Si ER347Si G 19 9 NbSi
Blue Max LNM 4439Mn NA G 18 16 5 NL
Blue Max LNM 4462 ER2209 G 22 9 3 NL
Blue Max LNM Zeron 100X NA G 25 9 4 NL
Blue Max LNM 4500 ER385 G 20 25 5 Cu L
Blue Max LNM 307 ER307 (1) G 18 8 MN
Lincoln TIG ER308/308L ER308/ER308L NA
Lincoln TIG ER309/309L ER309/ER309L NA
Lincoln TIG ER316/316L ER316/ER316L NA
Blue Max LNT 347Si ER347Si W 19 9 NbSi
Blue Max LNT 4439Mn NA W 18 16 5 NL
Blue Max LNT 4462 ER2209 W 22 9 3 NL
Blue Max LNT Zeron 100X NA W 25 9 4 NL
Blue Max LNT 4500 ER385 W 20 25 5 Cu L

Ni-base fully austenitic NiCr(Mo) alloys

Product Name AWS Number EN or ISO Number

Blue Max LNM NiCro 60/20 ERNiCrMo-3 S Ni 6625 (NiCr22Mo9Nb)
Blue Max LNM NiCro 70/19 ERNiCr-3 S Ni 6082 (NiCr20Mn3Nb)
Blue Max LNT NiCro 60/20 ERNiCrMo-3 S Ni 6625 (NiCr22Mo9Nb)
Blue Max LNT NiCro 70/19 ERNiCr-3 S Ni 6082 (NiCr20Mn3Nb)

Submerged Arc (SAW)

Wire/flux combination for stainless CrNi(Mo) & Ni-base fully austenitic NiCr(Mo) alloys

Single/multi-run fillet welding

Plate and pipes in single wire or tandem set-up

Product Name AWS Number EN or ISO Number

Blue Max S308/308L ER308/308L NA
Blue Max S309/309L ER309/309L NA
Blue Max S316/316L ER316/316L NA
Blue Max LNS 4462 ER2209 S 22 9 3 NL
Blue Max LNS NiCro 60/20 ERNiCrMo-3 S Ni 6082

Flux-Cored (FCAW)
Blue Max flux-cored wires for CrNi(Mo)-steel
Rutile Flux-Cored wires
Gas-shielded flux-cored wire for welding stainless steel. For downhand position and out of position (P) welding

Product Name AWS Number EN or ISO Number

Blue Max FC-308L E308LT0-1/E308LT0-4/E308T0-1/E308T0-4 NA
Blue Max FC-309L E309LT0-1/E309LT0-4/E309T0-1/E309T0-4 NA
Blue Max FC-316L E316LT0-1/E316LT0-4/E316T0-1/E316T0-4 NA
Blue Max FCP-309L E309LT0-1/E309LT1-4/E309T1-1/E309T1-4 NA
Blue Max FCP-316L E316LT0-1/E316LT1-4/E316T1-1/E316T1-4 NA

• Blue Max LNM - MIG (GMAW) Wire

• Blue Max LNT - TIG (GTAW) Cut Length Rod
• Blue Max LNS - Submerged Arc (SAW) Wire
• Blue Max FC - Flux-Cored (FCAW) Wire
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 Structure Diagram for Stainless Steel Weld Metal

304 = All 304, 308 and 347 Products

316 = All 316 Products
A = 307 E = 309LMo I = 4439
309 = All 309 Products B = 308L F = 4462 K = 310
4500 = All 4500 Products C = 316L G = Zeron 100X L = 4500
D = 309L H = 312

Schaeffler Diagram 0
5

28 L
Austenite +
K 10
Ferrite
DeLong: Ni eq= Ni+30C=30N=0.5Mn [%]
Schaeffler: Ni eq = Ni+30C+00.5Mn [%]

24
15
Austenite + Nitrogen

I
% Ferrite

WRC 1992 DIAGRAM

20
20

Ni-equiv - Ni + 35C = 20N + 0.26Cu

0 10 20 Ferrite Number
AF 30
A E 30
40 G
Austenite + D 40
16 A C 60
Martensite F 80
H
12
FA B 100 80
F
Martensite 9
17 20 24 Cr-equiv. = Cr + Mo + 0.7Mb
8 100
Austenite +
Martensite +
4 Ferrite
Martensite + Ferrite
Ferrite
0
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36
Schaeffler/De Long: Cr eq = Cr+Mo+1.5Si+0.5Nb [%]

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