Austmig ESD2 is a copper coated, low alloy steel wire used for welding medium to higher strength steels, particularly where service temperatures up to 500°C are encountered. ESD2 gives excellent resistance to porosity using Argon based gas mixtures (i.e. Ar/CO2, Ar/O2, Ar/CO2/O2). When porosity is a potential problem due to dirty or rusty surfaces or higher than normal sulphur contents, Austmig ESD2 will provide a consistently sound weld deposit. Austmig ESD2 is also suitable for out-of-position welding due to its quick freezing weld pool. ESD2 produces high quality welds on plain carbon and C-Mn steels, low alloy steels and higher strength used in pressure vessels and boilers, such as petrochemical and power generation industries, operating at elevated temperatures. Austmig ESD2 may also be used for the fillet welding of higher tensile, quenched and tempered steels, such as Bisalloy 70 and 80 where the lower strength weld metal may be compensated by larger fillet sizes. When used with suitable shielding gases, Austmig ESD2 will consistently produce very low “H5”, weld metal diffusible hydrogen levels, for excellent resistance to HAZ or hydrogen induced cracking. FEATURES Copper Coated, High Manganese-Molybdenum Gas Metal Arc (MIG) Welding Wire For the all positional Welding of creep-resistant, low alloy and medium to high strength steels