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    I. Storage Guidelines and Redrying: Storing Stic Electrodes

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    This document provides guidelines for storing and redrying welding electrodes and fluxes. It recommends storing electrodes in dry, heated rooms and redrying electrodes that have gotten damp. Different electrode types require different redrying temperatures and times. Flux cored wires generally don't need redrying but may in exceptional cases. Fluxes should also be stored dry and may need redrying at temperatures from 150-350°C for 2-500 hours depending on the type.

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    I. Storage Guidelines and Redrying: Storing Stic Electrodes

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    This document provides guidelines for storing and redrying welding electrodes and fluxes. It recommends storing electrodes in dry, heated rooms and redrying electrodes that have gotten damp. Different electrode types require different redrying temperatures and times. Flux cored wires generally don't need redrying but may in exceptional cases. Fluxes should also be stored dry and may need redrying at temperatures from 150-350°C for 2-500 hours depending on the type.

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    This document provides guidelines for storing and redrying welding electrodes and fluxes. It recommends storing electrodes in dry, heated rooms and redrying electrodes that have gotten damp. Different electrode types require different redrying temperatures and times. Flux cored wires generally don't need redrying but may in exceptional cases. Fluxes should also be stored dry and may need redrying at temperatures from 150-350°C for 2-500 hours depending on the type.

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    I. Storage Guidelines and Redrying: Storing Stic Electrodes

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    This document provides guidelines for storing and redrying welding electrodes and fluxes. It recommends storing electrodes in dry, heated rooms and redrying electrodes that have gotten damp. Different electrode types require different redrying temperatures and times. Flux cored wires generally don't need redrying but may in exceptional cases. Fluxes should also be stored dry and may need redrying at temperatures from 150-350°C for 2-500 hours depending on the type.

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    I.

    Storage guidelines and redrying

    Storing stic electrodes


    Covered electrodes should always be stored in their original packaging until they are used.
    Electrode packages should, as far as possible, be removed on first-in fist out basis.
    Stick electrodes must be stored in dry rooms in order to protect them from moisture damage.
    The storage are should therefore be protected against the weather and ventilated. Ceilings,
    floors and walls must be dry, and there must be no open water surfaces in the room. The room
    must be fitted with pallets or with shelving, since storage directly on the floor or against the
    walls is not recommended.
    Electrode packages that have been opened must be stored in dry rooms, which may have to
    be heated to avoid falling below the dew point.

    edrying and processing electrodes


    It is recommended that any electrodes that have become damp or that have not been properly
    stored are redried according to the temperatures given in the following table immediately befo-
    re welding. Following this it is in any case recommended to weld from a quiver heated to 100-
    150 C in order to be able to maintain the lowest possible hydrogen content.

    Stick electrodes for ... Covering type Redrying Redrying Redrying time
    recommended temperature in C in hours
    nalloyed and , R, C, RC, No -- --
    low-alloy steels R, RR, R
    es 300 350 2 10
    igh-strength fine-grained es 300 350 2 10
    structural steels
    Creep-resistant steels R No -- --
    36 R , es 300 350 2 10
    Stainless and R If necessary 120 200 2 10
    heat-resistant steels R , No -- --
    Soft martensitic steels es 300 350 2 10
    uplex steels R es 250 300 2 10
    Nickel alloys R, If necessary 120 300 2 10
    The redrying temperature is also quoted on the labels of the hler packages.

    The following procedure is helpful for redrying electrodes


    Ī The electrodes should be placed in a pre-heated furnace approx. 80 - 100 C
    layers should not be more than three.
    Ī Once heated up, the recommended temperature should be maintained for about
    2 hours. If the redrying temperature is above 250 C, the temperature should be raised
    to the recommended value slowly approx. 150 C/hour .
    Ī total redrying time i.e. the total of the times of individual redrying procedures of more
    than 10 hours should not be exceeded. This maximum time must also be observed if
    the redrying is carried out in a number of cycles.
    Ī The temperature should be lowered to between 100 and 150 C before removing from
    the furnace.
    Electrodes that have been in direct contact with water, grease or oil should not be used. In
    such cases, even redrying does not provide an adequate solution.
    Covered electrodes that are delivered in undamaged boxes or in vacuum packaging do not
    require redrying if they are put immediately into a heated quiver and used from there.
    Electrodes from damaged boxes or vacuum packaging must be treated according to the spe-
    cifications.

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    I. Storage guidelines and redrying

    Stick electrodes for which redrying is not recommended in the table above may, in some indi-
    vidual cases, still benefit from redrying. This can be the case if storage was inappropriate, or
    as a result of other conditions that lead to an excessive water content. The high water content
    can often be recognised from increased spraying or pore formation during welding. In these
    cases, the stick electrodes can unless otherwise specified by the manufacturer be redried
    for about one hour at 100 - 120 C. This recommendation does not apply to cellulose-covered
    electrodes, which must never be redried.
    The temperature for intermediate storage in a furnace after redrying should be between 120
    and 200 C maximum total storage time 30 days , or, if stored in quivers, between 100 and
    200 C maximum storage time 10 days .

    Storage of flux cored wires


    The risk of moisture absorption is not as great with flux cored wires as it is for stick electro-
    des. The core is shielded from the ambient atmosphere to a large extent by the metal surro-
    und. Nevertheless, the low-hydrogen character of a flux cored wire can be impaired by long
    contact with moist air. This can, for instance, happen through unprotected storage overnight
    in a high-humidity environment.
    Flux cored wire should be kept in storage facilities where the temperature and humidity con-
    ditions are controlled. We recommend the use of dry rooms, possibly heated, to avoid falling
    below the dew point. The aim should be a maximum 60 relative air humidity and a minimum
    temperature of 15 C.
    If stored below 10 C there is a risk that water will condense on the surface of the wire when
    the package is opened in heated rooms. This can lead to pore and gas impressions on the
    welded seam when welding starts.
    Welding should only be done with acclimatised wires.
    When welding has finished, the spool with the remaining wire should be removed from the 37
    machine and placed back in the original packaging the compound aluminium foil should be
    closed again as far as possible. It is also possible to use a box such as is used for deliveries
    of hler welding flux for high-alloy steels.

    edrying flux cored wires


    Redrying is not required as a rule. If, in some exceptional case, redrying is needed, this can
    be done at 150 C for 24h.

    Storage and redrying of welding flux


    It is recommended that welding flux is stored in the driest possible conditions and at the most
    even possible temperature, in order to keep water absorption during storage as low as possi-
    ble. nder these conditions, fluxes can generally be kept for up to three years. Flux from con-
    tainers that have been damaged during transport must either be used immediately or put into
    new packaging. In order to ensure crack-free welding, fluoride-basic fluxes should be redried
    prior to use. Fluxes that are taken directly from airtight, sealed, undamaged metal sheet con-
    tainers do not have to be redried.

    Type of flux manufacture Flux type Redrying Redrying Redrying time


    recommended temperature in C in hours
    gglomerated F es ca. 350 2 - 10
    R es ca. 300 2 - 10
    elted S es ca. 150 2 - 500

    The drying temperatures and times given in the above table should be considered as a gene-
    ral guideline. fter redrying, welding flux that is not being used immediately is to be stored at
    150 C until used for welding. The intermediate storage period should not exceed 30 days.
    The furnace used for the redrying must not permit any local overheating of the flux, and must
    be adequately ventilated. If drying is stationary, the flux layer should not be thicker than
    50 mm.

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