• Designed for applications where higher strength is required
• For 5083 and 5456 base materials
• Excellent corrosion resistance ideal for Ship building and marine applications

Features

Welding Positions:

Classification:
AWS: ER5183

Description

AWS: ER5183 Aluminum welding wire used for higher strength welding of 5XXX and 6XXX base materials. It’s has higher columnar strength and uses less amperage for the same WFS as 4XXX filler metals.

Shielding Gas

100% Argon Argon / Helium Mixtures Flow Rate: 30 - 50 CFH

All except vertical down

Welding Positions

WIRE COMPOSITION

CONFORMANCE

CONFORMANCES            SPECIFICATION           CLASSIFICATION         

          AWS                               AWS A5.10                    ER5183

TYPICAL OPERATING PROCEDURES

PACKAGING

TYPICAL APPLICATIONS

• Ideal for aggressive work environments and
applications with long conduit lengths
• Marine fabrication and repair
• Cryogenic tanks
• Shipbuilding and other high strength structuralaluminum applications• Railcars• Offshore industry