Die repair welding electrode offers unequalled benefits
A new welding electrode for die repair that claims to have no equal has been developed by Castolin Eutectic.
The company has produced two new maraging steel electrodes, EutecTrode XHD 6860 and 6855XHD, that present "unique formulations, with no equivalent on the market today".
Maraging steels (derived from 'Martensitic' and 'Aging' phase transformations) were first developed in the 1960s as high strength constructional steels for the aviation and space technology. Their most important advantages are their comparatively high toughness levels at maximum tensile strength, properties much favoured by the tool and die manufacturing industry.
Advantages of the electrodes include the production of a smooth, regular weld surface requiring minimal machining, low temperature ageing treatment that eliminates quenching defects and distortion, retention of aged hardness up to higher service temperatures, as well as good weldability without preheating for practical engineering applications.
