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Lincoln Electric's UltraCore HD-C Wire Provides High Deposition Rates for Shipbuilding Applications

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

September 17, 2011

New UltraCore HD-C Wire from Lincoln Electric Provides High Deposition Rates in All Positions for Shipbuilding and Many Other Applications.

UltraCore® HD-C is a mild-steel gas-shielded flux-cored wire produced by Lincoln Electric. It’s an ideal choice for out-of-position welding requirements with 100 percent CO2 in the shipbuilding industry and other fabrication applications.
 

Designed to provide high deposition rates and a flat bead appearance in all positions, UltraCore HD-C delivers premium arc performance and fast-freezing slag with a low fume-generation rate. UltraCore HD-C has a wide operating range and is able to reach deposition rates of up to 10 lbs/hour, even in out-of-position applications. UltraCore HD-C wire exhibits low spatter levels and is specially formulated to weld over light rust, mill scale and primer. It conforms to American Welding Society (AWS) 5.20/A5.20M: 2005 E71T-1C-H8 and E71T-9C-H8 and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) 3YSA H10.
 
 

This new wire initially is available in 0.045, 0.052 and 1/16 in. (1.1, 1.3 and 1.6 mm) wire diameters wound on 15 lb (7 kg) plastic spools, 33 lb (15 kg) fiber spools and 50 lb (23 kg) coils. For more information on Lincoln Electric’s new UltraCore HD-C, call (888) 355-3213 or visit www.lincolnelectric.com to obtain bulletin C3.12.5. The Lincoln Electric Company, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, fume control systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market.
 

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