Mild Steel Filler Metals GTAW Rods

AWS A5.18-01:
AWS A5.18M-01:
ER70S-2
ER48S-2
BHLER ER 70 S-2
GTAW rod, mild steel

Description
Bhler ER 70S-2 is a copper GTAW rod containing Al, Ti and Zr as strong deoxidents in addi-
tion to Mn and Si and is often referred to as triple deoxidised.
This has advantages when rimming or semi-killed mild steels are welded or where joint
preparations are rusty or contaminated.
Bhler ER 70S-2 is primarily used for single pass welding. For applications involving single and
multipass GTAW and/or low temperature toughness requirements down to -50 C we recom-
mend our GTAW rod Bhler EML 5 (AWS ER 70S-3).

Typical Composition of Welding Rod

C Si Mn Ti Zr Al
wt-% 0.05 0.5 1.2 + + +

Mechanical Properties of All-weld Metal

(*) u
Yield strength Re N/mm2: 420
Tensile strength Rm N/mm2: 520
Elongation A (L0 = 5d0) %: 23
Impact work ISO-V KV J + 20 C: 80
- 29 C: 27
(*) u untreated, as-welded shielding gas 100 % Argon

Operating Data
shielding gases: 100 % Argon mm
rod marking: 1.6
front: 2.0
back: ER70S-2 2.4
3.0

Base Materials
especially for rod pass welding of steels up to a yield strength of 420 N/mm2 (60 ksi)

S235J2G3, E360, P235T1, P235G1TH, L210, P255G1TH, P235GH, P265GH, P295GH,

P310GH, P255NH, S235JRS1 - S235J4S, S255N, P255NH, GE200-GE260

ASTM A27 a. A36 Gr. all; A 210 Gr. 1; A214; A34 Gr.1; A 36, A 113; A 139

Approvals and Certificates

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