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[Shield Arc]

A member on another site shipped me some AC/DC 7018, asked if I would run a bend test to see the results. Far as I know this rod has never seen the inside of an oven. At the very end of the root pass the rod acted really funny, I could see the flux flaking off 3/4 to 1-inch above the puddle. I don't think I had the wrong rod angle, because this isn't my first rodeo! Even with this rod being cold, it ran very nice, maybe the best 7018 I have ever run!
I'll cut and bend the coupons tomorrow morning, and post the results.
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[Furu]

When I first read your post I thought of the Lincoln E7018AC-RSP that I was using back in April 2012 before you introduced me to Lincoln Excalibur. It too had never seen an oven. Looking forward to the coupon test results.

 

[Sfrankland]

They are some nice looking beads. Very interested to see them in some dirty/painted metal parts.

 

[Mark @ Everlast]

Every 7018AC I have run runs great on AC but better than most 7018's on DC when I have run them.

 

[deereman75]

Looks good. My 250 should be at longevity any day now. I will be back to welding soon.

 

[Shield Arc]

Here are the test results. It's obvious I need a better camera for close up shots. There is a blemish in the cap pass on the left coupon. Looks more like a ding than a rip. There is the same thing on the other coupon, way out of the weld zone. Maybe the coupons hit something when springing through the bender.

 

[Arc weld]

It says they don't recommend them for production work. I would take that to mean they are specialty rods with a specialty price $$$$$? Too bad you don't have Air Liquide Blueshield 7018 in the US. It's the most preferred in Alberta/Canada by a big margin and we have just about every brand of rod here.

 

[Shield Arc]

I've had good luck with ESAB's Atom Arc, and I just got some Acclaim, but have only run a few rods, but so far impressed with it too! I've heard nothing but good things about the Air Liquide Blueshield! I'll bet it would cost a fortune to ship me 50-pounds. Then again you know my luck with shipping 7018!

 

[deereman75]

If I'm ever down your way, I could bring you a can.

 

[groundcover]

Shield , have you ever run any E8018 ? I tried to get some to weld up some core-ten for a bench bace but couldn't get any . Ended up running E7018 .