Exaton AXT (GMAW)

Exaton AXT (GMAW) is a high‑performance AWS ER 307 filler metal with increased manganese content, designed to reduce fissuring and hot cracking in stainless steel welds.

Key Features

• Improved resistance to fissuring/hot cracking
• Ideal for work‑hardenable steels, armor plates, and stainless steels up to 18 % Cr
• Consistent chemistry and mechanical properties batch‑to‑batch
• Low‑moisture steel drum packaging (20‑25 kg)
• Enables single‑layer weld overlays in applications that normally require multiple layers

Specifications

• Classifications: EN ISO 14343 : G 18 8 Mn, SFA/AWS A5.9 : ER(307) modified
• Approvals: CE EN 13479, DB 43.118.10, CWB
• Tensile Properties (As Welded): Yield 460 MPa, Tensile 650 MPa, Elongation 41 %
• Charpy Impact (As Welded): 20 °C → 140 J, –196 °C → 27 J
• Typical Wire Composition (%): C 0.08, Mn 7, Si 0.9, S ≤0.015, P ≤0.025, Ni 8, Cr 18, Mo ≤0.3, Cu ≤0.1, N ≤0.06

Applications

• Stainless steel and nickel alloy welding in heavy‑duty environments
• Joining work‑hardenable steels and armor plates
• Welding of stainless steels with up to 18 % chromium