Average consumption values during welding
Average wire
Average wire electrode consumption at a wire speed of 5 m/min
electrode con-
sumption during
MIG/MAG welding
Steel wire electrode
Aluminium wire electrode
CrNi wire electrode
Average wire electrode consumption at a wire speed of 10 m/min
Steel wire electrode
Aluminium wire electrode
CrNi wire electrode
Average shiel-
Wire electrode
ding gas con-
diameter
sumption during
Average con-
MIG/MAG welding
sumption
Average shiel-
Gas nozzle size
ding gas con-
Average con-
sumption during
sumption
TIG welding
1.0 mm wire
electrode dia-
meter
1.8 kg/h
0.6 kg/h
1.9 kg/h
1.0 mm wire
electrode dia-
meter
3.7 kg/h
1.3 kg/h
3.8 kg/h
1.0 mm
1.2 mm
1.6 mm
10 l/min
12 l/min
16 l/min
4
5
6 l/min
8 l/min
10 l/min
1.2 mm wire
electrode dia-
electrode dia-
meter
2.7 kg/h
0.9 kg/h
2.8 kg/h
1.2 mm wire
electrode dia-
electrode dia-
meter
5.3 kg/h
1.8 kg/h
5.4 kg/h
2.0 mm
2 x 1.2 mm (TWIN)
20 l/min
6
7
8
12 l/min
12 l/min
1.6 mm wire
meter
4.7 kg/h
1.6 kg/h
4.8 kg/h
1.6 mm wire
meter
9.5 kg/h
3.2 kg/h
9.6 kg/h
24 l/min
10
15 l/min
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