Heavy Duty MIG Welder Welding Parameter Recommendation Table
Welding Parameter Recommendation Table
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| Mode | Wire Type | Shielding Gas | Wire Dia. | 24ga 0.6mm |
22ga 0.8mm |
20ga 0.9mm |
18ga 1.2mm |
16ga 1.5mm |
14ga 2.0mm |
12ga 2.5mm |
10ga 3.5mm |
0.187" 4.8mm |
0.250" 6.3mm |
0.375" 9.5mm |
0.50" 12.7mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIG - Solid Wire (ER70S-X) | |||||||||||||||
| MIG | Solid Wire ER70S-X |
80%Ar 20%CO2 |
0.030" | — | 120/15 | 140/15.5 | 180/16.5 | 220/17.0 | 280/17.5 | 360/18.5 | 480/22.5 | 560/25.0 | 669/28.0 | — | — |
| 0.035" | — | — | 140/16.5 | 160/17.0 | 200/17.5 | 260/18.0 | 340/19.0 | 460/23.0 | 520/25.5 | 580/26.5 | 669/28.5 | — | |||
| 0.040" | — | — | — | 120/16.2 | 165/16.8 | 200/18.0 | 240/19.5 | 280/21.5 | 360/22.0 | 400/23.5 | 480/26.5 | 600/28.5 | |||
| 0.045" | — | — | — | — | — | 118/17.0 | 140/19.0 | 180/21.0 | 220/22.0 | 300/24.0 | 380/26.0 | 400/28.5 | |||
| MIG | Solid Wire ER70S-X |
100%CO2 | 0.030" | — | 140/16.0 | 180/17.5 | 200/18.5 | 240/19.0 | 280/20.0 | 360/21.0 | 460/23.0 | 580/26.0 | 660/28.5 | — | — |
| 0.035" | — | — | 140/17.0 | 160/17.5 | 200/18.0 | 260/18.5 | 340/19.5 | 460/23.5 | 520/26.0 | 580/27.0 | 640/28.5 | — | |||
| 0.040" | — | — | — | 120/16.7 | 165/17.5 | 200/18.5 | 240/20.0 | 280/22.0 | 360/22.5 | 400/24.0 | 480/27.0 | 600/28.5 | |||
| 0.045" | — | — | — | — | — | 118/17.5 | 140/19.5 | 180/21.5 | 220/22.5 | 300/24.5 | 380/26.5 | 400/28.5 | |||
| MIG - Flux-Cored (E71T-GS) | |||||||||||||||
| MIG | Flux-Cored E71T-GS |
No-GAS | 0.030" | — | — | — | 118/13.5 | 140/14.0 | 160/15.5 | 200/16.0 | 220/17.5 | 260/18.0 | 300/19.5 | 400/24.0 | 600/28.0 |
| 0.035" | — | — | — | 118/14.5 | 140/15.0 | 160/16.5 | 200/17.0 | 220/18.5 | 260/19.0 | 300/20.5 | 380/26.0 | 560/28.0 | |||
| 0.040" | — | — | — | — | 118/13.0 | 140/14.5 | 160/16.5 | 200/17.5 | 280/20.0 | 380/23.0 | 480/25.0 | 480/28.0 | |||
| 0.045" | — | — | — | — | — | 120/15.8 | 140/16.5 | 160/18.5 | 200/22.0 | 240/23.5 | 320/26.5 | 380/28.5 | |||
| MIG - Stainless Steel (ER308/ER316) | |||||||||||||||
| MIG | ER308 ER316 |
Ar98% CO2 2% |
0.030" | — | 140/15.0 | 180/16.0 | 220/17.0 | 280/17.5 | 360/19.0 | 440/19.5 | 520/22.5 | 560/23.0 | 660/25.0 | — | — |
| 0.035" | — | — | 120/16.0 | 140/17.0 | 220/17.5 | 260/18.5 | 300/19.6 | 340/24.5 | 380/25.0 | 420/26.0 | — | — | |||
| 0.040" | — | — | — | 120/15.5 | 152/16.5 | 172/17.0 | 192/17.0 | 260/24.0 | 300/24.0 | 340/24.5 | 420/28.0 | — | |||
| 0.045" | — | — | — | — | 120/17.0 | 145/17.5 | 160/20.0 | 190/23.0 | 240/24.0 | 300/25.5 | 380/28.0 | — | |||
| Spool Gun - Aluminum | |||||||||||||||
| Spool Gun | ER4043 | Ar(99.9%) 15-20 L/min |
0.035" | — | — | 120/12.5 | 190/12.8 | 230/13.0 | 300/14.5 | 360/16.0 | 460/17.5 | 500/18.5 | 580/20.0 | — | — |
| 0.040" | — | — | 130/11.8 | 160/12.3 | 200/13.5 | 260/15.0 | 300/16.0 | 380/17.5 | 440/21.0 | 500/23.0 | 550/25.5 | — | |||
| 0.045" | 140/15.0 | 200/16.0 | 280/17.5 | 360/21.5 | 440/23.0 | 520/25.5 | 660/28.0 | ||||||||
| Spool Gun | ER5356 | Ar(99.9%) 15-20 L/min |
0.035" | — | — | 140/13.0 | 210/13.2 | 250/13.5 | 320/15.0 | 400/16.5 | 500/18.5 | 540/19.5 | 580/20.5 | — | — |
| 0.040" | — | — | — | 180/12.5 | 220/14.0 | 280/15.5 | 340/16.5 | 420/18.0 | 480/22.0 | 540/23.5 | 600/26.0 | — | |||
| 0.045" | — | — | — | — | — | 140/15.5 | 200/16.5 | 280/18.0 | 360/22.0 | 480/23.5 | 560/26.0 | 669/28.5 | |||
| Stick (MMA) | |||||||||||||||
| Stick | E6013 | DCEN | 3/32" | — | — | — | 50-60 | 60-70 | 70-80 | 80-90 | 90-100 | — | — | — | — |
| 1/8" | — | — | — | — | — | 80-90 | 90-100 | 100-110 | 130-145 | 150-165 | — | — | |||
| 5/32" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150-160 | 160-180 | 180-200 | — | |||
| 3/16" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 180-200 | 200-220 | |||
| Stick | E7018 | DCEP | 3/32" | — | — | — | 60-70 | 70-80 | 80-90 | 90-100 | 100-110 | 130-145 | 150-165 | — | — |
| 1/8" | — | — | — | — | — | 80-90 | 90-100 | 100-110 | 130-145 | 150-165 | — | — | |||
| 5/32" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150-160 | 160-180 | 180-200 | — | |||
| 3/16" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 180-200 | 200-220 | |||
| Lift TIG | |||||||||||||||
| Lift TIG | — | Ar(99.9%) DCEN |
1/16" | 10-50 | 30-55 | 40-60 | 50-60 | 60-70 | 60-90 | 100-120 | 120-140 | 130-150 | 150-160 | — | — |
| 3/32" | — | — | 40-60 | 50-60 | 60-70 | 60-90 | 100-120 | 120-140 | 130-150 | 150-160 | 180-200 | — | |||
| 1/8" | — | — | — | — | 60-70 | 60-90 | 100-120 | 120-140 | 130-150 | 150-160 | 180-200 | 20-220 | |||