Average consumption values during welding
Average wire
electrode con-
sumption during
MIG/MAG welding
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 welding
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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