3Dprint AM 16-5-1 is a solid MIG/MAG wire for welding stainless and acid-resistant steels. It works on pressure vessels, process piping and austenitic structures where corrosion resistance counts.
The wire is fed continuously from the feeder and welded under shielding gas, and it also serves in WAAM additive manufacturing.
- AWS classification: AISI 248 SV - AISI 420 - CrNiMo 16 5 1
Keep the interpass temperature low and the beads narrow, overheating austenitic steel promotes carbide precipitation and distortion. Check the contact tip, a worn bore upsets the wire feed and causes burnback. Match the drive rolls to the wire diameter and check the liner, wire slip shows up at once in an unstable arc. Joint preparation, that is the bevel angle and the root gap, matters as much as the parameters themselves.
