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SELF SHIELDED FLUX CORED WIRES

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welding consumables, is continuously dedicated to develop
optimal solutions for sophisticated and demanding applications.
This philosophy enables our customers and partners to focus
on their job and core business.
As the efficient transport of oil and gas took greater significance
over the last decades, BÖHLER WELDING recognized the trend
and started to proactively engage in this field. Pipeline construc-
tion in different climatic zones and in territories with different
conditions of the soil demand a great deal of ingenuity of all
involved parties.
BÖHLER WELDING faces this very challenge alongside the
prominent pipelaying companies and consequently has achieved
With over 500 pipeline projects successfully completed worldwide,
BÖHLER WELDING consumables span the globe and ensure
maximum reliability and safety to mankind and our environment.
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a world leading position in this segment with cellulosic and
basic electrodes, solid and flux cored wires. At the focus of our
attention is the weld metal toughness for maximum safety.
BÖHLER WELDING consumables are world-famous both for
onshore pipeline projects and for reeled offshore subsea pipeline
laying from barges. This is proven by thousands of kilometers of
line pipe, which have already been welded with our consumables
all over the globe.
A comprehensive worldwide sales network of well stocked
partners ensures rapid and on-time deliveries in all countries.
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Self shielded flux cored wires

BÖHLER Pipeshield 71 T8-FD and BÖHLER Pipeshield 81 T8-FD

BÖHLER Pipeshield self shielded flux cored wires are especially developed for semi-automatic vertical down welding of pipelines.
They are also suitable for the welding of unalloyed steel constructions. Both wires offer a fast freezing, easy removable slag and
excellent welding characteristics. Welders value the easy handling and the high productivity of our flux cored wire.

BÖHLER Pipeshield wires are designed to offer both good mechanical properties and high impact toughness at low temperatures.
The outstanding benefits are especially accessible in the vertical down position for (hot pass) filler and cap layers. Due to the basic
filling the interpass temperature can be arranged similar to that of basic electrodes, we recommend 80 – 200 °C.

BÖHLER self shielded flux cored wires provides an easy handling for the welder due to a very tolerant stick out length and less
tendency to porosity, also when welding with a longer arc length as a result of higher voltage.

BÖHLER Pipeshield 71 T8-FD BÖHLER Pipeshield 81 T8-FD

Operating data Operating data

Diameter 2,0 mm Diameter 2,0 mm
Amperage 160-340 A Amperage 160-340 A
Voltage 17-22 V Voltage 17-23 V
Recommended stick out 13-25 mm Recommended stick out 15-35 mm
No shielding gas No shielding gas

Classification AWS A5.29 E71T8-K6 Classification AWS A5.29 E81T8-Ni2

Typical composition of all-weld metal Typical composition of all-weld metal

C Si Mn Al Ni C Si Mn Al Ni
wt-% 0,06 0,25 0,9 0,85 0,7 wt-% 0,06 0,25 1,2 1 2

Mechanical properties of all-weld metal Mechanical properties of all-weld metal

Yield strength Re N/mm2 430 (≥ 400) Yield strength Re N/mm2 500 (≥ 470)
Tensile strength Rm N/mm2 520 (490-620) Tensile strength Rm N/mm2 600 (550-690)
Elongation A (L0=5d0) % 25 (≥ 20) Elongation A (L0=5d0) % 23 (≥ 19)
Impact energy Charpy-V (J) Impact energy Charpy-V (J)
+20 °C 200 (≥ 47) +20 °C 150 (≥ 47)
-30 °C 170 (≥ 27) -30 °C 100 (≥ 27)

Base materials Base materials

Acc. API 5L: Acc. API 5L:
A, B, X42, X46, X52, X56, X60, X65, X70 X65, X70, X80

Packaging: 6 kg Coils: 1 unit contains 5 vacuum packed coils á 6 kg. Hermetically sealed metal can. 15 kg Coils: Vacuum sealed
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Welding technology

Pipeline welding with

self shielded flux cored wires
In general self shielded flux cored wires are not usable for Variant B:
root pass welding. Therefore in most of all cases a combined Root, hot and super pass are welded with
technology is used. The root pass is welded with CEL elec- CEL electrodes
trodes or as an alternative with solid wires. We recommend
to use BÖHLER FOX CEL for root pass welding with cove- 

red electrodes, BÖHLER SG 3 P or BÖHLER NiMo 1-IG

when solid wires are used.



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EN ISO 2560-A:2005: E 38 3 C 2 1
Recommended joint preparation Layer setup CEL & Pipeshield
AWS A5.1-04: E6010
Base materials Welding of the filler and cap layers in variant B with self
API Spec. 5 L: A, B, X 42, X 46, X 52, X 56, shielding flux cored wires is normally welded with stringer
root pass up to X 80 bead technique. Welding should be executed without wea-
ving and as thin as possible (~ 2mm). This causes the effect
The reason is the easy and economical welding of CEL of a high re-crystallisation in the subjacent layers.
electrodes for the root pass. Welding the filler and cap, the
outstanding higher deposition rate of the flux cored wire Figure 1 shows the torch angles for the filler and cap layers.
offers a faster and more efficient job on site. Two different While the angle from 12 o’clock to 2 o’clock is relatively
techniques are applied: neutral (80-90°), from 2 to 4 o’clock the angle have to be
decreased to stabilize the bead using the power of the arc.
Variant A: From 4 to 6 o’clock the angle should be increased up to 110°
Only the root pass is welded with CEL electrodes which is then a slightly stabbing position. Mainly for variant A
This option is mostly used in China, but it becomes more the big volume of the bead have to be stabilized by the
and more the international predominant version. correct torch angle, to avoid lack of fusion and other welding

defects. In addition most welding machines offers technical
features to decrease the wire
80-90° feeding or the amperage to



alleviate welding in overhead

position.



Recommended joint preparation Layer setup CEL & Pipeshield

This option shows a significant bigger root gap but in general

a smaller opening angle. Due to the high deposition rate of
the self shielded flux cored wire, variant A is very economical.
Welding in variant A should be proceeded in a wide weaving 60-70° Figure 1: Torch angles for the
technique with only one bead per layer. 90-110° filler and cap layers.
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Consumption rate

0,312 inch 0,432 inch 0,5 inch 0,562 inch 0,625 inch 0,719 inch 0,812 inch 0,938 inch 1.0 inch 1,062 inch 1,188 inch
Wall thickness [inch; mm] 7,92 mm 10,97 mm 12,7 mm 14,27 mm 15,88 mm 18,26 mm 20,62 mm 23,83 mm 25,4 mm 26,97 mm 30,15 mm

Ø Pipe Ø Wire [mm] Weight [kg]

10 3/4"
ø Wire 2 mm 0,51 0,82 1,03 1,23 1,46 1,82 2,22 2,82 3,14 3,46 4,18
273 mm

12 3/4"
ø Wire 2 mm 0,62 0,97 1,23 1,47 1,74 2,19 2,66 3,40 3,78 4,18 5,05
323,8 mm

14"
ø Wire 2 mm 0,66 1,08 1,35 1,63 1,92 2,41 2,95 3,76 3,91 4,63 5,60
355,6 mm

16"
ø Wire 2 mm 0,80 1,24 1,55 1,86 2,22 2,78 3,38 4,33 4,83 5,35 6,47
406,4 mm

18"
ø Wire 2 mm 0,87 1,40 1,76 2,10 2,50 3,14 3,85 4,91 5,47 6,06 7,35
457,2 mm

20"
ø Wire 2 mm 0,96 1,56 1,95 2,35 2,79 3,51 4,29 5,49 6,12 6,78 8,22
508 mm

22"
ø Wire 2 mm 1,06 1,72 2,15 2,59 3,08 3,87 4,74 6,06 6,76 7,50 9,09
558,8 mm

24"
ø Wire 2 mm 1,16 1,87 2,36 2,83 3,36 4,23 5,19 6,63 7,40 8,21 9,96
609,6 mm

26"
ø Wire 2 mm 1,26 2,04 2,55 3,08 3,65 4,60 5,64 7,22 8,05 8,94 10,85
660,9 mm

28"
ø Wire 2 mm 1,36 2,19 2,76 3,32 3,94 4,96 6,09 7,78 8,69 9,64 11,71
711,2 mm

30"
ø Wire 2 mm 1,46 2,36 2,95 3,55 4,23 5,32 6,53 8,36 9,33 10,36 12,59
762 mm

32"
ø Wire 2 mm 1,55 2,51 3,15 3,79 4,51 5,69 6,97 8,94 9,97 11,08 13,46
812,8 mm

34"
ø Wire 2 mm 1,65 2,68 3,36 4,04 4,81 6,05 7,42 9,51 10,62 11,78 14,33
863,6 mm

36"
ø Wire 2 mm 1,76 2,83 3,55 4,28 5,09 6,41 7,87 10,09 11,27 12,50 15,21
914,4 mm

38"
ø Wire 2 mm 1,85 2,99 3,76 4,53 5,38 6,78 8,32 10,66 11,91 13,22 16,08
965,2 mm

40"
ø Wire 2 mm 1,95 3,15 3,96 4,77 5,71 7,14 8,77 11,23 12,55 13,94 16,95
1016 mm

42"
ø Wire 2 mm 2,05 3,31 4,15 5,01 5,96 7,51 9,22 11,81 13,19 14,65 17,82
1066,8 mm

44"
ø Wire 2 mm 2,14 3,47 4,36 5,24 6,24 7,87 9,66 12,38 13,83 15,37 18,71
1117,6 mm

46"
ø Wire 2 mm 2,24 3,63 4,56 5,49 6,54 8,23 10,12 12,96 14,49 16,08 19,58
1168,4 mm

48"
ø Wire 2 mm 2,33 3,78 4,76 5,73 6,82 8,60 10,56 13,54 15,13 16,79 20,45
1219,2 mm

50"
ø Wire 2 mm 2,44 3,95 4,96 5,97 7,10 8,96 11,01 14,12 15,77 17,51 21,32
1270 mm

56"
ø Wire 2 mm 2,73 4,42 5,56 6,69 7,97 10,05 12,35 15,83 17,71 19,66 23,94
1422,4 mm

60"
ø Wire 2 mm 2,92 4,74 5,96 7,18 8,55 10,78 13,24 16,99 18,99 21,09 25,69
1524 mm



Wire consumption in kg per joint

Root pass welded with


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Details regarding the nature and application purposes of our products are
intended for the information of the user. The data concerning the mechanical
properties always refers to the all weld metal deposit in accordance with the
applicable standards. In the area of the weld joint, the weld metal properties are
influenced by the base metal, the welding position and the welding parameters.
A guarantee of the suitability for a specific type of application requires in each
individual case an implicit agreement in writing.

Subject to change without notice.

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