Dual Shield 7000 is the industry's first all position flux cored wire combines excellent performance features with the ability to produce high quality welds.
Dual Shield 7000, the industry's first all-position flux cored wire, combines excellent performance features with the ability to produce high quality welds. This wire produces equal leg lengths on fillet welds with little spatter. Since slag cover is complete and removal easy, cleaning time is reduced. Dual Shield 7000 is designed for welding mild and medium-carbon steels. It can be used over normal rust and mill scale. A 75% Argon/25% CO2 shielding gas mixture improves arc characteristics in out-of-position work, provides increased wetting action and easier arc control.

| As Welded 75% Ar / 25% CO2 | |
|---|---|
| Yield Strength | 74 ksi, 510 MPa |
| Tensile Strength | 87 ksi, 600 MPa |
| Reduction in Area | 68 % |
| Elongation in 2" | 25 % |
| As Welded CO2 | |
| Yield Strength | 68 ksi, 470 MPa |
| Tensile Strength | 79 ksi, 545 MPa |
| Reduction in Area | 67 % |
| Elongation in 2" | 26 % |
| Typical Charpy V-Notch Impact Properties | |
| Testing Temperature 0ºF (-18ºC) | |
| As Welded 75% Ar / 25% CO2 | 34 ft.-lbs., 46 J |
| As Welded CO2 | 32 ft.-lbs., 43 J |
| Typical Undiluted Weld Metal Analysis | |
| 75% Ar / 25% CO2 | |
| C | 0.06 % |
| Mn | 1.3 % |
| Si | 0.6 % |
| P | 0.012 % |
| S | 0.008 % |
| CO2 | |
| C | 0.06 % |
| Mn | 1.0 % |
| Si | 0.4 % |
| P | 0.013 % |
| S | 0.008 % |
| Diameter | Amps | Volts | Wire Feed Speed | Deposition Rate | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .035 in, 0.9 mm | 130 A A | 22 | 288 ipm, 732 cm/min | 3.2 lbs./hr., 1.45 kg./hr. | 85 % |
| 150 A A | 25 | 384 ipm, 975 cm/min | 4.3 lbs./hr., 1.95 kg./hr. | 85 % | |
| 200 A A | 27 | 576 ipm, 1463 cm/min | 6.5 lbs./hr., 2.95 kg./hr. | 85 % | |
| 250 A A | 30 | 784 ipm, 1991 cm/min | 8.9 lbs./hr., 4.04 kg./hr. | 86 % | |
| .045 in, 1.2 mm | 150 A A | 28 | 200 ipm, 508 cm/min | 4.2 lbs./hr., 1.91 kg./hr. | 86 % |
| 210 A A | 29 | 300 ipm, 762 cm/min | 6.3 lbs./hr., 2.86 kg./hr. | 86 % | |
| 250 A A | 30 | 400 ipm, 1016 cm/min | 8.5 lbs./hr., 3.86 kg./hr. | 87 % | |
| 290 A A | 33 | 500 ipm, 1270 cm/min | 10.7 lbs./hr., 4.85 kg./hr. | 87 % | |
| 330 A A | 34 | 600 ipm, 1524 cm/min | 12.7 lbs./hr., 5.76 kg./hr. | 87 % | |
| .052 in, 1.4 mm | 155 A A | 25 | 150 ipm, 381 cm/min | 4.4 lbs./hr., 2 kg./hr. | 87 % |
| 245 A A | 28 | 250 ipm, 635 cm/min | 7.3 lbs./hr., 3.31 kg./hr. | 86 % | |
| 310 A A | 33 | 350 ipm, 889 cm/min | 10.2 lbs./hr., 4.63 kg./hr. | 85 % | |
| 360 A A | 36 | 450 ipm, 1143 cm/min | 13.3 lbs./hr., 6.03 kg./hr. | 85 % | |
| 430 A A | 37 | 600 ipm, 1524 cm/min | 17.6 lbs./hr., 7.98 kg./hr. | 87 % | |
| 1/16 in, 1.6 mm | 190 A A | 27 | 150 ipm, 381 cm/min | 6.1 lbs./hr., 2.77 kg./hr. | 87 % |
| 300 A A | 30 | 250 ipm, 635 cm/min | 10.2 lbs./hr., 4.63 kg./hr. | 87 % | |
| 365 A A | 33 | 300 ipm, 762 cm/min | 12.3 lbs./hr., 5.58 kg./hr. | 86 % | |
| 410 A A | 33 | 350 ipm, 889 cm/min | 14 lbs./hr., 6.35 kg./hr. | 88 % | |
| 450 A A | 33 | 400 ipm, 1016 cm/min | 16.1 lbs./hr., 7.3 kg./hr. | 87 % | |
| 500 A A | 39 | 500 ipm, 1270 cm/min | 20.1 lbs./hr., 9.11 kg./hr. | 87 % | |
| 5/64 in, 2.0 mm | 250 A A | 26 | 112 ipm, 284 cm/min | 6.4 lbs./hr., 2.9 kg./hr. | 85 % |
| 350 A A | 28 | 176 ipm, 447 cm/min | 10.5 lbs./hr., 4.76 kg./hr. | 85 % | |
| 450 A A | 31 | 258 ipm, 655 cm/min | 14.8 lbs./hr., 6.71 kg./hr. | 85 % | |
| 3/32 in, 2.4 mm | 350 A A | 30 | 124 ipm, 315 cm/min | 9.6 lbs./hr., 4.35 kg./hr. | 84 % |
| 400 A A | 30 | 166 ipm, 422 cm/min | 12.7 lbs./hr., 5.76 kg./hr. | 85 % | |
| 450 A A | 31 | 197 ipm, 500 cm/min | 15 lbs./hr., 6.8 kg./hr. | 86 % | |
| 500 A A | 32 | 237 ipm, 602 cm/min | 18.5 lbs./hr., 8.39 kg./hr. | 86 % | |
| 550 A A | 34 | 278 ipm, 706 cm/min | 21.3 lbs./hr., 9.66 kg./hr. | 88 % | |
| 7/64 in, 2.8 mm | 550 A A | 30 | 140 ipm, 356 cm/min | 17.1 lbs./hr., 7.76 kg./hr. | 85 % |
| 625 A A | 34 | 161 ipm, 409 cm/min | 19.6 lbs./hr., 8.89 kg./hr. | 86 % | |
| 700 A A | 36 | 190 ipm, 483 cm/min | 23 lbs./hr., 10.43 kg./hr. | 86 % | |
| 1/8 in, 3.2 mm | 600 A A | 32 | 111 ipm, 282 cm/min | 16.2 lbs./hr., 7.35 kg./hr. | 86 % |
| 725 A A | 34 | 153 ipm, 389 cm/min | 22.5 lbs./hr., 10.21 kg./hr. | 86 % | |
| 850 A A | 38 | 194 ipm, 93 cm/min | 29.2 lbs./hr., 13.25 kg./hr. | 85 % |
CO2 or Argon/CO2 mixtures up to 75% Ar