Flux cored welding wire is available for both mild steel and stainless steel Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW or MIG). A flux cored wire is a tubular wire with a metallic powder flux inside. The primary advantage to flux cored wire over GMAW or stick welding is higher deposition rates, deeper penetration, improved bead appearance and is more cost effective.

The make-up of the flux has a dramatic effect on the weld process. Flux cored wires are available as a gasless or gas shielded wire. The advantage of the gasless wire is that is can be used outdoors without the threat of the shielding gas being "blown away" by the wind. The weld has a thick flux coating on it when it cools which can be easily removed. The gas shielded flux cored wire allows the operator the advantages of different flux types within the wire. The gas shielded flux cored wire generates a thin flux coating on the finished product which can be easily removed. Flux cored wire is available in diameters ranging from .030 - .125 in many spool sizes.

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