Mild steel copper coated MAG spooled welding wire
January 1st 2010 Bostrand LW1 from Murex
Welding Products is a general
purpose mild steel copper
coated MAG (metal active gas)
spooled welding wire. It is claimed to
produce quality welds with excellent
radiographic and mechanical
properties and is suitable for welding
most mild and carbon-manganese
steels such as Lloyds grades A to EH
(up to EH32).
Bostrand LW1 is available in 0.6,
0.8, 1.0, 1.2, and 1.6mm diameters.
Typical all-weld mechanical prop-
erties, as welded using Ar/20% CO2,
are: Yield Stress 480MPA, Tensile
Strength 560MPA, Elongation 26%,
Charpy V impact value, Typical -20°C
90J -30°C 70J Wires
Bostrand LW1 has a number of
approvals including ABS: 3YSA
(M21); BV: SA3YM (M21) CE EN
13479; LR: 3S, 3YS DNV: 111 YMS.
Bostrand LW1 uses Ar/20 CO2
mixtures or CO2 as the shielding gas.
In addition to improved arc stability,
the improved Bostrand LW1 has
uniform wire feed properties, no
problems with copper flaking and
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