Material:Welding Electrodes
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Welding electrodes are the "sticks" in "stick welding".
They are consumed during the welding process as they melt and fill the newly created joint.
Most welding electrodes are not just bare metal but are covered with auxiliary substances that protect the hot weld against rapid oxidation. What isn't released as a gas will stay behind as slag (Schlacke) and can be removed with a slag hammer and wire brushes.
Types
Here's a list of electrodes we are sharing in the metal workshop or have experience with (incomplete):
- Fincord E5122 RR6
- diameter: ???
- very hot, can burn holes into approx. 1 mm thick steel
