BC-EL8
Product Application
● Welding low carbon steel and some low-alloy steel structures
● Ship grade A and B steel
Characteristics and advantages
● EL8 is a universal welding wire with low carbon content, low manganese and low silicon content
● Good weld bead forming and slag removal performance
● Weld metal has excellent mechanical properties
● Suitable for use with fluxes HJ430, HJ431, HJ433, etc
Compliant with standards
● GB/T 5293 SU08A
● AWS A5.17 EL8
Chemical composition of deposited metal
| C | Mn | Si | S | P | |
| Standard value | ≤0.01 | 0.25-0.60 | ≤0.07 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.03 |
| EL8 | 0.08 | 0.45 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.013 |
| Standard value | ≤0.01 | 0.40-0.65 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.03 | ≤0.03 |
| SU08A | 0.06 | 0.42 | 0.02 | 0.008 | 0.009 |
Mechanical properties of deposited metal
| Tensile strength Rm（MPa） | Yield strength ReL (MPa) | Elongation rate A（%） | Grade | |||||
| Example value | 500 | 400 | 30 | AWS:F6A0-EL8 | ||||
