All-State No. 616 eliminates underbead cracking on high tensile and free machining steels which are usually high in sulphur. This electrode avoids the use of stainless steel electrodes in many applications, thus doing away with costly and time consuming operations. The specially formulated coating helps to produce a quiet arc with very little spatter loss. Recommended for maintenance work where better physical properties than those yielded by mild steel electrodes are required.

Procedure

Clean weld area. Preheating is not required except on some highly hardenable steels to prevent hard spots at the fusion zone. Hold a short arc but do not whip as this may cause porosity. Stringer beads are recommended. Weave beads may be used but not more than two times the diameter of the electrode. When using the larger sizes of electrodes, a drag technique is suggested. Slag can be easily removed by chipping.