Nickel

Ni-based CrMoNb electrode for welding of Ni-alloys of the same or similar type as e.g. Inconel 625, for welding of 5% and 9% Ni steel. The electrode is very suitable for welding of 254 SMO, i.e. UNS S31254 steel. It provides an all weld metal with an Fe content less than 1%.

Exaton Ni60 welding wire is suitable for joining nickel-chromium-molybdenum nickel alloys and chromiumnickel-molybdenum steels with very high corrosion resistance in oxidizing, aqueous and high temperature environments such as 6Mo-steels, UNS N06625 (2.4856) and corresponding grades. It is also suitable for joining stainless steels and nickel alloys for high-temperature service. Exaton Ni60 can also be used for dissimilar joining of stainless steels to nickel alloys, for overlay welding and is available as both wire and rod. Applications for Exaton Ni60 are found in cryogenics, components subject to high temperature service up to 980°C (1800°F) such as aircraft ducting, engine exhaust systems, power boilers and recovery boilers and a diversity of seawater applications. The combination of strength and corrosion resistance over a wide range of temperatures is utilized in reaction vessels, line pipe distillation columns and heat exchangers.

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Exaton 50SW is a basic agglomerated flux with low silicon pickup. It gives good slag removal, good tie-ins and a finely rippled surface. It is suitable for welding with either wire or strip electrodes of nickel alloy type. It is particularly suitable for surfacing with Exaton Ni72HP strip electrodes (EQNiCr-3 type). Typical applications for flux Exaton 50SW are found in nuclear and chemical equipment fields. It is also suitable for dissimilar material welding of nickel alloy grades to stainless steel grades.

Exaton Ni41Cu welding wire is suitable for overlay welding when a deposit with chemistry corresponding to UNS N08825 is required. The weld deposit is a nickel-iron-chromium-molybdenum-copper alloy suitable for use in corrosive environments. Exaton Ni41Cu can also be used for dissimilar joining of stainless steels to nickel alloys and plasma welding and overlay welding using hot wire TIG and mechanized TIG. Exaton Ni41Cu has very good resistance to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in chloride containing environments and is particularly suited for use in reducing environments such as those containing sulphuric and phosphoric acids. Exaton Ni41Cu is used for corrosion resistant alloy surfacing of components in the chemical, pollution control, oil and gas and petrochemical industries and often in connection with sour gas service. Typical components are tanks, heat exchangers, evaporators, transport pipes and scrubbers etc.

Exaton Ni72HP is a strip electrode used to obtain a ERNiCr-3 (UNS N06600) corrosion resistant overlay weld deposit on C-, C-Mn- and low-alloy steels using electroslag welding (ESW) with either Exaton 69S and Exaton 79S or submerged arc welding (SAW) with Exaton 50SW flux. Other combinations and conditions are possible.

Rutile coated electrode for welding 19Cr10Ni -type steels. Also suitable for welding stabilized steels of similar composition, except when the full creep resistance of the base material is to be met. The electrode is especially designed for welding of thin walled pipes. It can be used in all positions including vertical down.

High basic, all mineral, agglomerated flux designed for welding nickel and nickel based alloys. The flux is particularly suitable for strip cladding with Ni-based strip. The silicon transfer from the flux to the weld metal is strongly reduced by the well balanced flux composition and thus minimizing the risk for hot cracking in welding Ni-based alloys.

Ni-based solid wire for SAW welding. Corrosion and heat resistant. For welding of high alloyed steels, heat resistant steels, corrosion resistant steels, 9% Ni-steels and similar steels with high toughness at low temperatures. OK Autrod NiCrMo-3 can be combined with OK Flux 10.90, OK Flux 10.93, OK Flux 10.16 or OK Flux 10.17.

Exaton Ni59 is nickel chromium molybdenum alloy of the type UNS N065059. It is a versatile alloy with excellent wet corrosion resistance for the most demanding applications. It combines excellent corrosion resistance in oxidizing and reducing media, has excellent resistance in chloride containing media and to localized corrosion environments. The grade has excellent thermal stability compared to other nickel alloys, and has therefore oustanding resistance to intermetallic precipitation during welding. The microstructure is fully austenitic. Exaton Ni59 is used for joining matching alloys or dissimilar joining to other nickel alloys such as UNS N10276 (2.4819), type UNS N06022 (2.4602), UNS N06625 (2.4856) and N08825 (2.4858). It provides strong, tough, Nb free weld metal for dissimilar welds in super austenitic and super duplex stainless steel joints or combinations of these with nickel alloys. Typical applications are: contaminated mineral acid environments such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid etc, components in sulphuric acid coolers, digesters and bleachers, chemical, petrochemical, marine, pharmaceutical, energy production and polution control.

Exaton Ni60 is a nickel-chromium-molybdenum strip electrode used for electro-slag welding (ESW) to deposit a second layer corrosion resistant alloy of Ni6625/UNS N06625 composition on carbon- and low alloyed steels. It can also be used as buffer layer before depositing second layers. Due to the low carbon content of the strip Exaton Ni60 is often used for single layer deposits when the required Fe content in the overlay is less than 10%. The grade is characterized by: – Excellent resistance to stress corrosion cracking in chlorides – Very good resistance to pitting and intergranular corrosion

Exaton Ni60 is a nickel-chromium-molybdenum covered electrode for welding of Ni/Cr/Mo nickel alloys, highalloy stainless steels and 5-9%Ni steels in cryogenic applications. It can used in many variants of dissimilar joining of nickel alloys, stainless steels and low alloyed steels. Exaton Ni60 can also be used for overlay welding on low alloyed steels. The electrode combines good welding properties in all positions with very low impurity levels, high impact strength and excellent corrosion resistance to pitting in chloride containing media and stress corrosion cracking. Typical applications for Exaton Ni60 include components in the chemical and petrochemical industries often in connection with sea-water cooling where pitting corrosion and stress corrosion cracking are a risk, pressure vessels, heat exchangers etc. It is also used in sour gas service where it is approved by ISO 15156/NACE MR0175. Common base materials welded are ASTM UNS: S31254, N06625, N08825 and N08020.

OK 63.35 Cryo is a low carbon stainless steel electrode with basic coating of the 18Cr12Ni3Mo type. It is suitable for applications where the mechanical requirements are tough. It provides good impact toughness levels. Minimum lateral expansion of 0.38mm requirement is met down to -196°C.

Basic, agglomerated flux for butt welding of stainless steels. A suitable flux for welding of high alloyed CrNi-steels like e.g. duplex stainless steel. It can also be combined with NiCrMo-3 and NiCrMo-4 wires. The low Si addition during welding provides good mechanical properties in the weld metal.

Flux cored wire for welding of 9% Ni steel. Cryo-Shield Ni9 is a gas shielded flux cored wire that can be used for welding in all positions using 100% CO2 shielding gas. This weld metal is a Nickel-based with excellent crack resistance and less sensitive to weld bead surface porosity.

Exaton Ni59 is a nickel-chrome-molybdenum alloy of type alloy 59. It is a versatile alloy with excellent wet corrosion resistance for the most demanding applications. It combines excellent corrosion resistance in oxidizing and reducing media, has excellent resistance in chloride containing media and to localized corrosion environments. Exaton Ni59 has excellent thermal stability compared to other common nickel alloys and has therefore outstanding resistance to intermetallic precipitation during welding. Applications for Exaton Ni59 are found in aggressive and contaminated corrosive media including scrubbers for flue gas desulfurisation (FGD), chemical process plants and in severe offshore and petrochemical environments. Exaton Ni59 is used for joining matching alloys or dissimilar joining to other nickel alloys such as UNS N10276 (2.4819), type UNS N06022 (2.4602), UNS N06625 (2.4856) and N08825 (2.4858). It provides strong, tough, Nb free weld metal for dissimilar welds in super-austenitic and super-duplex stainless steel joints or combinations of these with nickel alloys. Exaton Ni59 can be used for surfacing. Applications for Exaton Ni59 are found in contaminated mineral acid environments such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid etc. Components in sulfuric acid coolers, digesters and bleachers. Chemical, petrochemical, marine, pharmaceutical, energy production and pollution control. Exaton Ni59 is approved in ISO15156/MR0175 (highest test level VII in sour-gas environments). Exaton Ni59 is used to weld most of the nickel alloys such as alloy 59, C-22, C-276 etc. It can also be used for joining nickel alloys with duplex stainless steels, super duplex stainless steels and hyper duplex stainless steels. It is used for Submerged Arc Welding.

Exaton 50SW is a basic agglomerated flux with low silicon pickup. It gives good slag removal, good tie-ins and a finely rippled surface. It is suitable for welding with either wire or strip electrodes of nickel alloy type. It is particularly suitable for surfacing with Exaton Ni72HP strip electrodes (EQNiCr-3 type). Typical applications for flux Exaton 50SW are found in nuclear and chemical equipment fields. It is also suitable for dissimilar material welding of nickel alloy grades to stainless steel grades.

Exaton Ni54 is a nickel-chrome-molybdenum alloy of type alloy C-22. It is a versatile alloy with excellent wet corrosion resistance in oxidizing and reducing media. It has better overall corrosion resistance than other Ni-Cr-Mo alloys such as alloy UNS N10276 (2.4819) and alloy UNS N06626 (2.4856). However, in severely reducing media alloy UNS N10276 is preferred where Exaton Ni56 is a better matching consumable. Exaton Ni54 are found in components for organic synthesis, wet chlorine gas, hypochlorite, chlorine dioxide atmosphere and ferric and cupric chloride environments. Typical applications for Exaton Ni54 are geothermal wells, HF furnace scrubbers, pesticide production, flue gas scrubber systems, combustion-resistant components for high pressure oxygen service electrolytic galvanizing, plate heat exchangers, phosphoric acid production phosphoric acid production, SO cooling towers and for weld overlays on valves. Exaton Ni54 is used for joining alloy UNS N06022 (2.4602) and is widely used as overmatching filler material for alloy UNS N10276 (2.4819) and other nickel-chrome-molybdenum alloys for better weld metal properties. Exaton Ni54 can also be used for dissimilar joining of stainless steels to nickel alloys.

OK Flux 10.99 is a neutral agglomerated basic flux designed for the submerged arc welding process of austenitic stainless steels with relevant wires, either using AC or DC+ current. This flux can also be used in both current modes to weld Ni-based alloys with carefully chosen Ni-based wires. Welding in AC usually provides good mechanical properties and better impact properties (when compared to DC+ current). The high basicity of OK Flux 10.99 gives better impact values, regardless of the current being used. It also has very good weldability in 1G and 2G position; the slag is self-lifting or easily detached leaving clean and nice bead appearance.

Basic, agglomerated flux for butt welding of stainless steels. A suitable flux for welding of high alloyed CrNi-steels like e.g. duplex stainless steel. It can also be combined with NiCrMo-3 and NiCrMo-4 wires. The low Si addition during welding provides good mechanical properties in the weld metal.

A nickel-based, corrosion- and heat-resistant, 22% Cr, 9% Mo, 3.5% Nb rod for the GTAW of high-alloyed steel, heat-resistant steel, corrosion-resistant steel, 9% Ni steels and similar steel with high notch toughness at low temperatures. It is also suitable for joining dissimilar metals of the types mentioned above. OK Tigrod 19.82 is normally welded with pure Ar as the shielding gas.

Exaton Ni60 welding wire is suitable for joining nickel-chromium-molybdenum nickel alloys and chromium-nickel-molybdenum steels with very high corrosion resistance in oxidizing, aqueous and high temperature environments such as 6Mo-steels, UNS N06625 (2.4856) and corresponding grades. It is also suitable for joining stainless steels and nickel alloys for high-temperature service. Exaton Ni60 can also be used for dissimilar joining of stainless steels to nickel alloys and for overlay welding. Applications for Exaton Ni60 are found in cryogenics, components subject to high temperature service up to 980°C (1800°F) such as aircraft ducting, engine exhaust systems, power boilers and recovery boilers and a diversity of seawater applications. The combination of strength and corrosion resistance over a wide range of temperatures is utilized in reaction vessels, line pipe distillation columns and heat exchangers. It is used for Submerged Arc Welding, for example in combination with the flux Exaton 15W.

Bare corrosion and heat-resisting Ni-Cr-Mo rod for welding of high alloyed heat-resisting and corrosion resisting materials, 9%Ni-steels and similar steels with high notch toughness at low temperatures. The filler metal is also used for welding of dissimilar joints containing non- and low alloyed steel. The weld metal has good mechanical properties at high and low temperatures. Good resistance to pitting corrosion and stress corrosion cracking. The alloy is extensively required for weld cladding of valve components and pipe inner diameters in oil and gas applications.

An all position basic coated electrode depositing a nickel chromium based alloy with additions of molybdenum, tungsten and niobium. The electrode is especially designed for welding of 9% nickel steels for cryogenic applications down to -196°C. Typical application is land based LNG tanks.

Exaton Ni59 is a versatile alloy with excellent wet corrosion resistance for the most demanding applications. It combines excellent corrosion resistance in oxidizing and reducing media, has excellent resistance in chloride containing media and to localized corrosion environments. Exaton Ni59 has excellent thermal stability compared to other common nickel alloys and has therefore outstanding resistance to intermetallic precipitation during welding. Applications for Exaton Ni59 are found in aggressive and contaminated corrosive media including scrubbers for flue gas desulfurisation (FGD), chemical process plants and in severe offshore and petrochemical environments. Furthermore, Exaton Ni59 can be used in contaminated mineral acid environments such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid etc. Components in sulfuric acid coolers, digesters and bleachers. Chemical, petrochemical, marine, pharmaceutical, energy production and pollution control. Exaton Ni59 is used for joining matching alloys or dissimilar joining to other nickel alloys such as UNS N10276 (2.4819), type UNS N06022 (2.4602), UNS N06625 (2.4856) and N08825 (2.4858). It provides strong, tough, Nb free weld metal for dissimilar welds in super-austenitic and super-duplex/hyper-duplex stainless steel joints or combinations of these with nickel alloys. Exaton Ni59 is used for joining and overlay welding with MIG/MAG, plasma and hot wire TIG and mechanized TIG. Exaton Ni59 is approved in ISO15156/MR0175 (highest test level VII in sour-gas environments).

Exaton Ni53 is a nickel-chrome-cobalt-molybdenum alloy of type alloy 617. It has an excellent resistance to high temperature corrosion such as oxidation and carburization. The weld metal provides a combination of excellent metallurgical stability and strength in short and long term exposure to temperatures up to 1100°C (2012°F). Applications for Exaton Ni53 are found in high temperature heat exchangers and valves, furnace tubing in the petrochemical industry, radiant heat tubes, gas turbines, components subjected to high temperatures in the chemical processing industry and components for power plants. Exaton Ni53 is suitable for joining heat resistant nickel alloys, heat resistant austenitic and cast alloys such as: – UNS N08810 (1.4958) – UNS N08811 (1.4959) – UNS N06617 (2.4663) Exaton Ni53 can also be used for dissimilar joining of stainless steels to nickel alloys and for overlay welding.

Exaton Ni55 is a nickel-chrome-molybdenum alloy of type alloy 686 and is the highest alloyed of all Ni-Cr-Mo alloys. Exaton Ni55 is used for joining nickel alloy such as UNS N06022 (2.4602), UNS N06059 (2.4605), UNS N10276 (2.4819) and super duplex. The material is thermally unstable at temperatures above 1200°C (2192°F) resulting in great risk for intermetallic phases after welding. Exaton Ni55 provides the best corrosion resistance in most applications and is particularly useful for weld overlay surfacing of boiler tubes in waste-to-energy boilers. Also, the material can be used in the petrochemical, chemical, oil and gas and marine industries. Exaton Ni55 can also be used for dissimilar joining of stainless steels to nickel alloys and for overlay welding.

Exaton Ni41Cu is a nickel-iron-chromium strip electrode used for electro-slag welding (ESW) to deposit single layer or second layer corrosion resistant alloy overlays of Ni8065/UNS N08825 composition on carbon- and low alloyed steels using non-alloying flux. The grade has very good resistance to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in chloride containing environments and is particularly suited for use in reducing environments such as those containing sulphuric and phosphoric acids.

Exaton Ni56 is a low carbon nickel-chrome-molybdenum alloy of type alloy C-276. It is a versatile alloy with excellent wet corrosion resistance in oxidizing and especially in reducing media. However, in oxidizing chloride containing environments alloy UNS N06022 (2.4602) is preferred where Exaton Ni56 is a better matching welding consumable. Applications for Exaton Ni56 are found in aggressively corrosive media such as chemical processing plants, pollution control, pulp and paper production, waste treatment and for the recovery of sour natural gas. Exaton Ni56 is used for joining and overlay welding with MIG/MAG, plasma and hot wire TIG and mechanized TIG. Typical alloys are UNS N10276 (2.4819) and other nickel-chrome-molybdenum alloys. It can also be used for dissimilar metal joining of nickel alloys, stainless steels and low-alloy steels. Applications for Exaton Ni56 are found in cryogenics, components in pulp and paper plants such as bleaching vessels, flue gas scrubber systems, components in sour-gas service, sulphuric acid coolers, chlorine gas, hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide atmosphere. Exaton Ni56 is also used in combustion-resistant components for high pressure oxygen service.

Exaton Ni56 is a low carbon nickel-chrome-molybdenum alloy of type alloy C-276. It is a versatile alloy with excellent wet corrosion resistance in oxidizing and especially in reducing media. However, in oxidizing chloride containing environments alloy UNS N06022 (2.4602) is preferred where Exaton Ni54 is a better matching welding consumable. Applications for Exaton Ni56 are found in aggressively corrosive media such as chemical processing plants, pollution control, pulp and paper production, waste treatment and for the recovery of sour natural gas. Exaton Ni56 is used for joining alloy UNS N10276 (2.4819) and other nickel-chrome-molybdenum alloys. It can also be used for dissimilar metal joining of nickel alloys, stainless steels and low-alloy steels. Exaton Ni56 can be used for surfacing low alloyed steels. Applications for Exaton Ni56 are found in cryogenics, components in pulp and paper plants such as bleaching vessels, flue gas scrubber systems, components in sour-gas service, sulphuric acid coolers, chlorine gas, hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide atmosphere. Exaton Ni56 is also used in combustion-resistant components for high pressure oxygen service It is used for Submerged Arc Welding and recommended flux is Exaton 15W.

Exaton 15W is a basic welding flux for submerged arc welding giving good slag removal and a fine bead appearance. Its relatively high basicity makes it suitable for joining of austenitic and duplex stainless steel when high impact strength is desired. Due to its low niobium content burn-off it can be used advantageously with stabilized wire electrodes. Exaton 15W is a high performance welding flux in many joining applications in the chemical, petrochemical and oil&gas industry. It is particularly suited for Exaton range of duplex wire electrodes (e.g. 22.8.3.L/25.10.4.L) due to the highly neutral behavior, which ensures an optimal balanced microstructure. Taking the benefit of its features (not limited to nice bead appearance and self slag release only), it can also be used in combination with NiCrMo-3 and NiCrMo-4 wires for several other applications (i.e. both joining and weld overlay).