dik
Structural
- Apr 13, 2001
- 25,967
What type of electrode would you use for fillet welding of Corten Steel? SMAW (stick) electrodes. I've heard of using E7018-W electrodes. What does the W stand for? Is there anything I should be careful of?
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I've spelled it wrong for 50 years... I'll take a gander at the article.Notwithstanding the incorrect spelling "corton" this article seems reliable.
This is an outside staircase. The main framing consists of HDG steel stair stringers. There is a decorative Corten steel guardrail bolted to this. The guardrail consists of a Corten 'spandrel' with Corten 'pickets' welded to it. The pickets are BAR 1/2x4@4"O/C. This is bolted to the HDG stringers. I've used Corten numerous times, but never welded Corten to Corten... I've always bolted. As below:What is the application? (s
The fillet welds are either 3/16 or 1/4 which I would consider being limited. Do you know the distinction between W1 and W2? Is W2 for more corrosive environments? I will get a copy of the project spec to see what the welding specs are.If the governing document is AWS D1.1/D1.1M, it is permitted to weld weathering steels with single pass fillet welds or groove weld (per side) provided the size of the weld is limited.
Yes it is...Is Canadian steel conforming to CSA G40.21-350A the same or similar to Corten by US Steel?