Electrodes

Arc welding uses a welding power supply to create an electric arc between an electrode and the base material to melt the metals at the welding point. They can use either direct (DC) or alternating (AC) current, and consumable or non-consumable electrodes.There are many different types of electrodes used in the shielded metal arc welding, (SMAW) process. Arc welding electrodes are identified using the A.W.S, (American Welding Society) numbering system and are made in sizes from 1/16 to 5/16.

Wire is used in wire feed processes such as gas metal arc and flux core welding and offers higher productivity, inspite of being more expensive than arc welding equipment of the same capabilities.

Suppliers :

AlcoTec

Aluminum filler material.

ESAB

Mild steel, Stainless, Dual Shield.

Castolin Eutectiv

Maintenance welding alloys, flamespray, flash back arrestors.

Corex

Solid and flux core wire.

Eureka

Tool & die alloys.

Gulf Wire

Aluminum MIG wire.

Harris Products Group

Mild steel, stainless, brazing, silver brazing alloys.

Vale Inco

Ni-rod, Inconel, Monel.

Lincoln Electric

Innershield, Outershield.

McKay

Mild steel, stainless, hardfacing.

Messer

Maintenance alloys.

Murex

Mild steel, stainless.

Sandvik Materials

Stainless wire and electrodes.

Stoody

Hardfacing, stainless.

Stoody

Specialty alloys, stainless.

Universal Wireworks

Stainless, fluxcore, solid wire.

Weldmark

Wire and clothing, torch outfits, mig welding wire, leather clothing and gloves.

Weldmold

Maintenance alloys.