Hard Facing Welding Electrodes

Brand Name  Classification
Description
Typical Weld Metal Properties
Welding parameters
Applications
Chemical Composition (%)
Mechanical Properties
Ratna 

HF1

A medium heavy coated, air hardening, rutile type electrode for hard facing on mild steel and low alloy steel. Well deposits are normally machine able, recommended to use RATNA 7016 as buffer layer while working on hard based materials. Gives moderate toughness and hardness.
C    0.0250  

Mn  0.650

Si   0.440

Cr   2.000

 

Hardness              240 - 280 BHN
AC/DC (-)

Dia Amps

(mm)

3.15 100-130

4.00 140-170

5.00 190-220
 

Suitable to use on hammers, pinion teeths, railway and tram rails, gear shaft couplings, axels, cane, crushers, machine parts where toughnes and hardness is desired with machine able properties
Ratna 

HF2

 

A medium heavy coated, air hardening, rutile type Electrode for overlaying hard surface on mild steel and low alloy carbon style. Well deposit is non machine able type, recommended to use RATNA 7016  as buffer layer while working on hard based materials. Gives resistance to abrasion and toughness.
C    0.0250  

Mn  0.600

Si   0.450

Cr   3.000

 

Hardness              360 - 410 BHN
AC/DC (-)

Dia Amps

(mm)

3.15 100-130

4.00 140-180

5.00 180-220

 

Suitable to use on couplings, brake shoes, canes, gears, cog wheels, crawler parts, chefs, flow sheers, blades and components where abrasion resistance coupled with toughness is called for. 
Ratna 

HF3

 

A mdium heavy coated, air hardening iron powder type electrode for overlaying hard surface on mild steel and low alloy carbon steel. Deposits are non machine able and can only be grounded. It is best suited for abrasion and impact or both together in service.Use RATNA HF-SSN/7016 as buffer layer on austenitic/ carbon steel
C    0.550 

Mn  0.400

Si   0.440

Cr   6.500

 

Hardness              54 - 60 HRC
AC/DC (-)

Dia Amps

(mm)

3.15 90-125

4.00 140-175

5.00 175-210

 

Suitable for mild rails, crushers hammers, drilling bits, bamboo and cane cutting knives, conveyor buckets, ncrane wheels, oil expellers etc.
Ratna 

HF4

 

A medium heavy coated hydrogen controlled, iron powder, air hardening type hard facing electrode with weld deposits is hard and cannot be machined. Weld dressing is possible by grinding, can with stand friction and moderate impact.
C    0.700  

Mn  0.800

Si   0.540

Cr   6.500

Mo  0.500

V    0.300

Hardness              54 - 62 BHN
AC/DC (-)

Dia Amps

(mm)

3.15 100-130

4.00 140-190

5.00 190-220

 

Suitable to work on high carbona nd surfer steels without cracks, crane wheels, drill bits, crusher hammers, sheer blades, rock drills, cane cutting knives, impellers, oil expeller worms,conveyor buckets, prockets etc.
Ratna 

HF MN

 

A hydrogen controlled, medium heavy coated hard facing electrode for welding austenitic manganese steel components having 12% Mn. The weld metal has 12% Mn and has work hardening properties under severe impact. 
C    00.900  

Mn  14.000

Si   0.550

Hardness (initial)               200 - 240 BHN  Work hardening   500-540 BHN
AC/DC (+)

Dia Amps

(mm)

3.15 90-120

4.00 130-160

5.00 160-200

 

Suitable for stone crushing jaws, buckets, excavator teeths, Mn steel rails, austenitic manganese steel castings, hammers, crusher mental, etc.
Ratna 

HF5

 

A hydrogen controlled, medium heavy coated hard facing electrode with resistance to abrasion and friction between metal to metal.The electrode gives smooth arc, low spatter, easy welding operation characteristics.
C    0.2500  

Mn  0.1500

Si   00.600

Cr   03.000

Hardness              54 - 60 HRC apx
AC/DC (+)

Dia Amps

(mm)

3.15 100-130

4.00 140-170

5.00 170-210

 

Suitable for resurfacing on mixtured blades worms of oil expellors, screw conveyors, sheers, buckets and excavator teeths.
Ratna 

HF SSN

 

A heavy coated austenitic stainless steel electrode giving 19Cr-9Ni - 6Mn. Electrode is used for joining as well as hard facing. Well deposit work hardens under impact which allows abrasion resistant. Slag is easy to remove and the weld bead is smooth and shining.
C    00.090  

Mn  06.000

Si   00.550

Cr   19.000

Ni  09.000

 

Hardness (initial)               200 - 250 BHN   Work hardens to    500 - 550 BHN
AC/DC (+)

Dia Amps

(mm)

3.15 90-130

4.00 140-190

5.00 190-240

 

Suitable for joining authentic stainless steel also for giving buffer layer and build up layers on crusher hammers, pulverisers plough and rows, dipper teeths, crusher hammers etc
       
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