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Electrode Consumption on Pipe Welding

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Sch No Kg / Joint Kg / Joint

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Dia (With Loss)

1/8 STD 40 0.00183 0.00229
(6) XS 80 0.00190 0.00315
1/4 STD 40 0.00250 0.00425
(8) XS 80 0.00353 0.00586
3/8 STD 40 0.00337 0.00559
( 10 ) XS 80 0.00498 0.00827
STD 40 0.00536 0.00890
1/2
XS 80 0.00802 0.0133
( 15 )
XXS 0.0214 0.0355
STD 40 0.00721 0.0120
3/4
XS 80 0.01097 0.0182
( 20 )
XXS 0.0309 0.0513
STD 40 0.01149 0.0191
1
XS 80 0.01763 0.0293
( 25 )
XXS 0.05193 0.0862
STD 40 0.0159 0.0264
11/4
XS 80 0.0252 0.0418
( 32 )
XXS 0.0685 0.1137
STD 40 0.0194 0.0320
11/2
XS 80 0.0315 0.0523
( 40 )
XXS 0.0974 0.1617
STD 40 0.0268 0.0445
2 XS 80 0.0459 0.0762
( 50 )
XXS 0.1461 0.2425
STD 40 0.0503 0.0835
21/2
XS 80 0.0832 0.1381
( 65 )
XXS 0.1732 0.4535
STD 40 0.0684 0.1135
3
XS 80 0.1183 0.1964
( 80 )
XXS 0.3961 0.6575
31/2 STD 40 0.0847 0.1406
( 90 ) XS 80 0.1532 0.2543
STD 40 0.1037 0.1721
4
XS 80 0.1889 0.3136
( 100 )
XXS 0.6465 1.073
STD 40 0.1491 0.2475
5
XS 80 0.2850 0.4731
( 125 )
XXS 0.9918 1.6464
STD 40 0.2054 0.3410
6
XS 80 0.4407 0.7316
( 150 )
XXS 1.556 2.583
STD 40 0.344 0.571
8
XS 80 0.757 1.267
( 200 )
XXS 2.122 3.523
STD 40 0.538 0.8931
10
XS 60 0.951 1.577
( 250 )
XXS 140 4.182 5.942
STD 0.673 1.117

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12 XS 1.134 1.882
( 300 ) XXS 120 5.013 8.332
14 STD 30 0.74 1.228
( 350 ) XS 1.25 2.075
16 STD 30 0.848 1.408
( 400 ) XS 40 1.432 2.377
18 STD 0.956 1.587
( 450 ) XS 1.615 2.681
20 STD 20 1.064 1.766
( 500 ) XS 30 1.798 2.985
22 STD 20 1.172 1.946
( 550 ) XS 30 1.981 3.288
24 STD 20 1.279 2.123
( 600 ) XS 2.165 3.594
26 STD 1.387 2.302
( 650 ) XS 20 2.348 3.898
28 STD 1.495 2.482
( 700 ) XS 20 2.531 4.201
30 STD 1.603 2.661
( 750 ) XS 20 2.714 4.505
32 STD 1.711 2.840
( 800 ) XS 20 2.897 4.809
34 STD 1.809 3.003
( 850 ) XS 3.08 5.113
36 STD 1.926 3.197
( 900 ) XS 3.227 5.357
38 STD 2.035 3.378
( 950 ) XS 3.447 5.722
40 STD 2.142 3.556
( 1000 ) XS 3.630 6.026
42 STD 2.250 3.735
( 1050 ) XS 3.813 7.550
44 STD 2.358 3.914
( 1100 ) XS 3.996 6.633
46 STD 2.466 4.094
( 1150 ) XS 4.179 6.937
48 STD 2.574 4.273
( 1200 ) XS 4.362 7.241

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