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What is Carbon Steel?
Carbon steel flux-cored wire is a filler metal used specifically for welding carbon steel. Its flux core helps deoxidize the workpiece, keeps the arc stable, reduces spatter, improves the mechanical properties of the weld, and shields the molten weld pool from contamination. It's fed from a coil or spool through a welding gun during FCAW (flux-core arc welding) operations.
Orange 6013 (E:6013)
AWS: A 5.1, E 6013
Orange 6013 (E:6013)
AWS: A 5.1, E 6013
What is Low Alloy Steel?
Low alloy steel flux-cored wire is a versatile alloy wire designed for welding low alloy steel grades. Used in flux-cored arc welding, it consists of a tubular wire filled with flux that deoxidizes the workpiece and minimizes spatter. Supplied on a spool and fed through a compatible welding gun, it's built to handle a broad range of applications.
Orange 7016 (E:7018)
AWS : A 5.1, E 7018
What is Stainless Steel?
Stainless steel flux-cored wire delivers strong welding performance as a filler metal for stainless steel and compatible metals. Like the other variants, its flux core deoxidizes the workpiece, stabilizes the arc, cuts down on spatter, strengthens the weld's mechanical properties, and protects the weld pool from impurities during welding.
Orange 7016 (E:7018)
AWS : A 5.1, E 7018
What is Hardfacing?
Hardfacing wire is a specialized flux-cored consumable made for applying wear-resistant material onto surfaces to boost their durability and service life. It's made up of alloying elements and flux packed into a tubular electrode. Depending on its composition, it forms a protective layer during welding that resists heat, abrasion, impact, and corrosion.
Orange 7016 (E:7018)
AWS : A 5.1, E 7018
What is Metal Cored Wire?
Metal cored wire is a welding consumable used in both flux-cored arc welding (FCAW) and gas metal arc welding (GMAW). It's built from a hollow metal sheath, sometimes filled with metallic powders, alloys, and fluxing agents. Unlike standard flux-cored wires, it focuses more on boosting mechanical properties and deposition rates rather than carrying a heavy flux load.
Orange 7016 (E:7018)
AWS : A 5.1, E 7018
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Orange Electrodes Industries manufactures a wide range of flux-cored wires, including nickel (corrosion and heat resistant), cobalt (strong, wear-resistant, magnetic), aluminum (lightweight, cost-effective), copper (highly conductive), steel (affordable, versatile), and galvanized steel (zinc-coated for extra corrosion protection).
Orange Electrodes Industries runs advanced manufacturing facilities with skilled workers and an in-house lab, supporting production, quality control, and warehousing to meet global standards.
Operating under ISO 9001, Orange Electrodes Industries focuses on continuous R&D, with production overseen by engineers experienced in flux-cored electrode manufacturing.
Industries use flux-cored wire for joining, wear protection, and repairs. The FCAW process, in use since the 1960s, welds both thin (aluminum, copper, steel) and thick (stainless steel, titanium) materials, making it popular in aerospace and automotive sectors, with precise heat control surpassing GTAW or MIG.