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Welding with copper-free carbon steel wire may be a better choice than copper-coated carbon steel wire for a range of reasons, including:
Some welding processes, such as Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) or Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding, require the use of copper-free carbon steel welding wire for proper results. If you are using one of these processes, you may not have the option to use copper-coated welding wire.
Some welders may simply prefer the characteristics of copper-free carbon steel welding wire over copper-coated welding wire. Its superior performance may be significant enough for the welder to choose copper-free carbon wire over copper-coated carbon wire.
Be sure to check manufacturer recommendations to determine if copper-free welding wire is the best choice for your application. If you require further consultation, feel free to reach out to us today!
Using a copper-free carbon steel welding wire can lead to higher quality welds, overall higher operator satisfaction, and, when set correctly, reduced post-welding cleanup.
Copper can be potentially harmful to the environment if it accumulates in an area. This can become more of a concern in areas where environmental regulations are strict and businesses need to monitor their use of copper carefully. Welding with copper-free carbon steel wire can help reduce the amount of copper in the environment and help businesses meet regulations.
Welding with copper-free carbon wire can also eliminate certain health and safety concerns associated with copper welding. Copper is known as an irritant and can cause health problems if inhaled or ingested, making copper-free carbon wire the better choice.
Copper-free carbon steel welding wire is known to produce less welding smoke and less spatter while providing a high-quality weld with good welding arc stability. Because of this, a wide range of industries take advantage of these benefits of utilizing copper-free welding wire. Some of the industries that commonly use this type of welding wire include:
Copper-free carbon steel welding wire is often used in the manufacturing and repair in the automotive industry. This includes body panels, frames, and exhaust systems and produces less smoke during the welding process, helping protect workers health.
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Welding wire, especially copper-free wire, can offer its reliability to the construction industry for welding structural steel components, such as beams, columns, and trusses. The wire is designed to produce high-quality welding joints with greater consistency.
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Copper-free carbon steel welding wire also lends its strength in the energy industry, particularly when it comes to oil and gas, for welding pipes and other metal structures. It reduces the post-welding cleaning workload for greater productivity.
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In manufacturing, copper-free carbon steel welding wire is used for welding a wide range of metal components and parts, from small appliances to heavy machinery. This type of industry needs a wire that produces reliable arcs and feeding performance.
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The benefit of copper-free welding wire for the transportation industry is its environmental friendliness. Copper-free wire eliminates the risk of copper pollution, making it an environmentally friendly option for this industry.
Learn moreNS ARC lends its strength to a number of different industries, providing them with higher quality welding wire that produces superior welds. Each industry here greatly benefits from the strength of our wire as we've seen time and time again.
Copper-free carbon steel welding wire has many uses within a variety of different industries, such as automotive, energy, construction, and much more. Its specific properties provide effective strength that supports solid and reliable welds. Some common applications for copper-free carbon steel welding wire include:
This welding wire is used in the agriculture industry for welding frame components, fuel tanks, and engine mounts. Quality welds are essential in this industry, so work on these components requires optimized strength and consistency.
This welding wire is commonly used in automotive repair, particularly for welding body panels and other thin-gauge metal components. The automotive industry relies on NS ARC high-quality copper-free Silver-Glide™ welding wire to produce solid welds.
Copper-free carbon steel welding wire is often used in general fabrication applications, such as the welding of structural steel or metal components used in machinery. This type of wire features good arc performance, producing strong welds with high-quality results.
With pipe welding, wire is particularly essential, especially for welding steel pipes used in the oil and gas industry or other heavy industries. Copper-free welding wire produces a clean and consistent weld with little to no spatter.
Whether you’re looking for individual spools or operating hundreds of robots in a production environment, NS ARC has a package that will maximize your productivity, reduce downtimes associated with change-outs, and utilize pay-off systems that produce quality welds.
We offer three different bulk packaging options: drums, Smart Paks® and Tru-Tracs®. The Smart Pak® is our 100% recyclable package that helps reduce waste and disposal costs. It offers several engineered wire dispensing options and comes with lifting straps for easier positioning in your facility.
The proprietary winding technology of our Tru-Trac® Wood Reels features “twist-free” wire let-off that requires only a few ounces of drag. The design of this packaging maximizes productivity while lowering welding costs using the smaller dispersion pattern. The snag-free operations without the drive roll overload are there to deliver precise joint tracking.
Our drum, Smart Pak®, and Tru-Trac® bulk package options are an excellent choice for your large-scale production operation. Each type of bulk packaging is designed to maximize productivity while reducing downtime caused by change-outs and providing better pay-off systems to produce greater quality welds.
For smaller package options, we offer spools and wire baskets. Our fiber spools place the welding wire randomly layer wound around the center. Our wire baskets feature precise layer level winding.
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