CastoMag 45503 S Solid wire electrode

CastoMag 45503 S

Austenitic weld metal with a low δ-ferrite content. Resistant to intergranular corrosion up to 350 °C. Scale resistant up to 800 °C. The lowest operating temperature is –269 °C. Can be polished to a high lustre.

Technical data
EN ISO 14343 - A: G 19 9 LSi
AWS A5.9: ER308LSi
Mat. ref.: 1.4316

Applications
For joining unstabilised and stabilised CrNi steels, e.g.:
1.4301 - X 5 CrNi 18-10 (X 5 CrNi 18-9),
1.4306 - X 2 CrNi 19-11 (X 2 CrNi 18-9),
1.4308 - GX 6 CrNi 18-9,
1.4311 - X 2 CrNiN 18-10,
1.4541 - X 6 CrNiTi 18-10,
1.4552 - GX 5 CrNiNb 18-9,
1.4948 - X 6 CrNi 18-11
as well as the corresponding clad steels and for the build-up welding of these materials.

CastoMag 45503 S is used in the chemical and textile industries, in mechanical engineering, apparatus, pipeline and container construction, as well as in the general food industry and in
breweries.

Processing instructions
Clean the welding areas. Limit the interlayer temperature to 150 °C. Use short, spray or pulsed arc welding; prefer Pulse-Arc technology. Use wire brushes made of austenitic CrNi steels.

Welding positions: PA, PB, PC, PF
Current type: = (+)
Inert gas EN ISO 14175:
M12 Inoxline C2 (max. 2.5 % CO2 - remainder % Ar);
M13 Inoxline X2(max. 2 % O2 - 98 % Ar)

Approvals
TÜV, DB (43.024.03), CE