LH 981S

High-strength alloyed basic electrode

Product description

Low-hydrogen basic electrode depositing a high-strength, very tough metal, particularly recommended for penetration on fine-grained steels with a tensile strength of between 550 and 700 MPa (e.g. crane rails, etc.).

Product application instructions

General structural steels :

NF A 35-501 :A50.2. A60.2. E36-2,3 et 4.

DIN 17100 :St50 – St52 -. St60-2.

Treated steels:

NF A 36-204 : E420T – E460T

High yield strength steels :NF A 36-207 : A550AP, FP – A590AP,FP

NF A 36-210 :16MND5.

ASTM A202 Gr A & B – A236F &G- A238GrB – A486Gr90

A607Gr70 – A615Gr60 – A706Gr60.

DIN : StE355 to StE550 -WStE355 to WStE500

DIN : 17MnMoV6.4 – 15NiCrMo 10.6

DIN : N.AXTRA55 – N.AXTRA60 (Thyssen)

API: X65, X70.

Classification

NFA 81-340 AWS A 5.5 DIN 8529 EN ISO 18275-A
EY 551 Ni Cr MoB110 20 BH E 9018-G ESY 5576 1 Ni MoBH 520 E 55 5 1NiMo B 4 2 H5

Chemical analysis (%)

C Mn If Mo Ni Cr
<0.1 1.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2

Mechanical characteristics

Rm (MPa) Rp0.2 (MPa) A5 (%) Av - ISO - V
>620 >530 >17 - 20°C >100 ; - 50°C > 50 ; - 60°C >28

Why choose this basic electrode?

Vacuum-packed 5 or 6Kg electrode for welding highly stressed steel assemblies (carbon and carbon manganese) (tensile strength up to 510 MPa).

It features excellent mechanical properties, particularly at low temperatures.