Materials	Suggested Wire Types	Suggested Shielding Gas and Flow	Wire Diameter	1/2″ (12.7mm) Volt/IPM	3/8″ (9.5mm) Volt/IPM	1/4″ (6.4mm) Volt/IPM	3/16″ (4.8mm) Volt/IPM	1/8″ (3.2mm) Volt/IPM	14ga. (2.0mm) Volt/IPM	18ga. (1.2mm) Volt/IPM	22ga. (0.8mm) Volt/IPM
Steel	ER70S-6 solid (or hard)	75% Ar / 25% CO2 35 CFH	0.023” (0.6mm)	–	–	–	20.0/480	18.3/350	18.0/240	17.0/190	15.8/125
			0.030” (0.8mm)	–	24.3/500	21.0/400	19.0/290	18.0/250	17.3/200	16.3/115	15.9/95
			0.035” (0.9mm)	29.5/515	26.0/475	21.0/375	18.4/265	17.4/230	16.5/190	15.8/120	15.0/88
			0.045” (1.1mm)	29.5/315	28.0/300	20.0/225	17.5/195	17.2/190	16.5/165	15.5/95	–
	ER70S-6 solid (or hard)	100% CO2, 35 CFH	0.023” (0.6mm)	–	–	–	–	21.5/330	20.0/235	19.0/180	18.7/140
			0.030” (0.8mm)	–	23.8/325	22.4/290	20.8/245	20.1/190	19.4/145	18.6/100	18.2/85
			0.035” (0.9mm)	–	23.6/325	22.2/290	20.6/245	19.9/190	19.2/145	18.5/100	18.0/88
			0.045” (1.1mm)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	E71T-1 flux-cored wire	100% CO2, 35 CFH, 75% Ar/ 25% CO2 35 CFH	0.035” (0.9mm)	–	26.0/500	24.0/380	23.0/325	21.5/270	20.0/235	–	–
			0.045” (1.1mm)	24.3/380	23.8/350	23.5/300	23.0/275	21.5/210	21.0/200	–	–

 

Materials

Suggested Wire Types

Suggested Shielding Gas and Flow

Wire Diameter

1/2″ (12.7mm) Volt/IPM

3/8″ (9.5mm) Volt/IPM

1/4″ (6.4mm) Volt/IPM

3/16″ (4.8mm) Volt/IPM

1/8″ (3.2mm) Volt/IPM

14ga. (2.0mm) Volt/IPM

18ga. (1.2mm) Volt/IPM

22ga. (0.8mm) Volt/IPM

Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel ER308 ER308L ER308LSi

Tri-Mix, (90% He / 7.5% Ar / 2.5% CO2) 35 CFH

0.023” (0.6mm)

–

–

–

–

20.0/420

19.5/315

19.0/250

18.5/175

0.030” (0.8mm)

–

24.0/500

23.5/410

23.0/330

22.5/290

22.0/255

21.5/220

21.0/205

0.035” (0.9mm)

26.5/510

25.5/495

25.0/410

24.5/370

24.0/335

23.5/300

23.0/265

22.5/230

0.045” (1.1mm)

26.0/490

25.5/475

25.0/445

24.5/420

24.0/390

23.5/360

23.0/330

22.5/300

Stainless Steel ER309 ER309L ER309LSi

Tri-Mix, (90% He / 7.5% Ar / 2.5% CO2) 35 CFH

0.023” (0.6mm)

–

–

–

–

21.0/450

20.5/360

20.0/300

19.5/235

0.030” (0.8mm)

–

24.5/540

24.0/450

23.5/370

23.0/330

22.5/295

22.0/260

21.5/240

0.035” (0.9mm)

27.0/550

26.5/535

26.0/450

25.5/410

25.0/375

24.5/340

24.0/305

23.5/270

0.045” (1.1mm)

26.5/530

26.0/515

25.5/485

25.0/460

24.5/430

24.0/400

23.5/370

23.0/340

E71T-1 flux-cored wire

Tri-Mix, (90% He / 7.5% Ar / 2.5% CO2) 35 CFH

0.035” (0.9mm)

–

–

26.5/580

26.0/510

25.5/470

25.0/430

24.5/395

–

–

0.045” (1.1mm)

–

27.0/560

26.5/530

26.0/500

25.5/470

25.0/440

24.5/410

24.0/380