Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)

Linnert, Welding Metallurgy,

AWS, 1994
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FCAW Electrode Classification

E70 T - 1
Electrode
Type Gas, Usability
Minimum UTS and Performance
70,000 psi
Flux Cored /Tubular
Position Electrode

American Welding Society Specification

AWS A5.20 and AWS A5.29.
Linnert, Welding Metallurgy
AWS, 1994
 Flux-Cored Arc Welding

Advantages
• High deposition rates
• Deeper penetration
than SMAW
• High-quality
• Less pre-cleaning
than GMAW
• Slag covering helps
with larger out-of-
position welds
• Self-shielded FCAW
is draft tolerant.
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Limitations
• Slag must be
removed
• More smoke and
fumes than GMAW
and SAW
• Spatter
• FCAW wire is more
expensive
• Equipment is more
expensive and
complex than for
SMAW