Description TAURUS TIG 309L rod is mainly used under high dilution conditions, particularly dissimilar welds between stainless and CMn steels. There are three main areas of application: buffer layers and clad steels, dissimilar joints and similar metal joints. WELDING POSITIONS Down hand Horizontal flat Horizontal vertical Vertical up Overhead CLASSIFICATIONS AWS A5.9 ER309L EN ISO 14343-A G/W 23 12 L EN ISO 14343-B SS 309L COMPOSITION % Carbon 0.03 Max Manganese 1.0 – 2.5 Silicon 0.3 – 0.65 Sulphur 0.02 Max Phosphorous 0.02 Max Chromium 12 – 14 Nickel 23 – 25 Ferrite Number 6 – 12 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AS WELDED Tensile strength 590 Mpa 0.2% Proof stress 450 Mpa Elongation on 4d 43 % Elongation on 5d 41 % Impact energy at 20°C >200 J Hardness 205 – 250 HV
