Hobart Brothers (Chicago, IL) are offering their Fabshield XLR-8 self-shielded flux-cored wire, which excels in structural steel construction with high deposition rates and good impact strengths. The XLR-8 wire is formulated to have low diffusible hydrogen levels—less than 6.7ml per 100g of weld deposit—to ensure it provides superior crack resistance. In addition, the wire has the D designator under AWS a5.20:2005, making it usable for strict AWS D1.8 Demand Critical welds, and it can further improve productivity by replacing AWS 7018 stick electrodes in certain applications.
For more information on the XLR-8 flux-cored wire, visit www.hobartbrothers.com.
