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Old 11-28-2018, 02:51 PM
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Default Sifalumin rods

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Originally Posted by Jim Tomczyk View Post
Has anyone any experience of these Ali tig rods that profess to be fully ductile and crack proof -or is it the more concentrated HAZ that is the root cause of the issue with tig Ali welds?

https://www.metals4u.co.uk/welding/c...m-1.0kg/p58040

From the content of 99.5% as claimed, I would say that the rod is merely the 1100 alloy that is so commonly available here in the USA.
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