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That weld test at Local 290 in Portland made me switch from 6010 to 7018 for root passes

I was struggling with x-ray results until the old timer running the test showed me how 7018 gives you way better fusion on thick plate, and now I won't go back for root passes on pressure vessels; has anyone else had better luck with 7018 over 6010 on heavy wall pipe?
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ivanb41
ivanb4113d agoTop Commenter
Did you find the 7018 cleaned up the slag issues too? I started running 7018 on my root passes a few years back and it’s night and day for getting through X-ray on heavy wall stuff. That old timer knew what he was talking about.
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the_evan
the_evan13d ago
Yeah I was a Total 6010 loyalist until it bit me on X-ray too.
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