Fronius TransSteel 3500 Syn, Operating Instructions Manual

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Average consumption values during welding
Average wire
electrode con-
sumption during
MIG/MAG weld-
ing
Average wire electrode consumption at a wire speed of 5 m/min
1.0 mm wire
electrode dia-
meter
1.2 mm wire
electrode dia-
meter
1.6 mm wire
electrode dia-
meter
Steel wire electrode 1.8 kg/h 2.7 kg/h 4.7 kg/h
Aluminium wire electrode 0.6 kg/h 0.9 kg/h 1.6 kg/h
CrNi wire electrode 1.9 kg/h 2.8 kg/h 4.8 kg/h
Average wire electrode consumption at a wire speed of 10 m/min
1.0 mm wire
electrode dia-
meter
1.2 mm wire
electrode dia-
meter
1.6 mm wire
electrode dia-
meter
Steel wire electrode 3.7 kg/h 5.3 kg/h 9.5 kg/h
Aluminium wire electrode 1.3 kg/h 1.8 kg/h 3.2 kg/h
CrNi wire electrode 3.8 kg/h 5.4 kg/h 9.6 kg/h
Average shield-
ing gas con-
sumption during
MIG/MAG weld-
ing
Wire electrode
diameter
1.0 mm 1.2 mm 1.6 mm 2.0 mm 2 x 1.2 mm (TWIN)
Average con-
sumption 10
l/min
12 l/min 16 l/min 20 l/min 24 l/min
Average shield-
ing gas con-
sumption during
TIG welding
Gas nozzle size 4 5 6 7 8 10
Average con-
sumption
6 l/min 8 l/min
10
l/min
12 l/min 12 l/min 15 l/min
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