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Aluminium and aluminium alloys
Recommended MIG wires and TIG rods
Parent metal 7020 6082 6101,6060 5083 5052 5005 3103 1050A
Al. Assoc. 6063,6005 5056 1445,1200
1050A Mg 5 Mn Si 5 S i5 Mg 5 Mn Si 5 Si 5 Si 5 Si 5
1445 Mg 5 Mn Si 5 Si 5 Mg 5 Mn Si 5 99.5 99.5 99.5
1200 Mg 5 Mn Si 5 Si 5 Mg 5 Mn Si 5 99.5 Si 5 Si 5
Mg 5 Mn Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mn Mg 5 Mg 5 99.5 99.5
3103 Mg 5 Mn Si 5 Si 5 Mg 5 Si 5 Mg 5 Si 5
Mg 5 Mn Si 5 Si 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 99.5
Mg 5 Mn Si 5 Si 5 Mg 5 Si 5 Mg 5 Si 5
Mg 5 Mn Mg 5 Mg 5 – Mg 5 – Si 5
5005 Mg 5 Mn Si 5 Si 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 3
Mg 5 Mn Si 5 Si 5 Mg 5 Mn Mg 5 Mg 3
Mg 5 Mn Si 5 Si 5 Mg 5 Si 5 Mg 3
Mg 5 Mn Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 3
5052 Mg 5 Mn Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mn Mg 5
Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 3
Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5
Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5
5083 Mg 5 Mn Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mn
5056 Mg 5 Mn Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mn
Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mn
Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5 Mg 5
6101 Mg 5 Si 5 Mg 5
6060 – Si 5 Si 5
6063 Mg 5 Si 5 Si 5
6005 Mg 5 – Mg 5
6082 Mg 5 Si 5
– Si 5
Mg 5 Si 5
Mg 5 Mg 5
2014 Mg 5
–
Mg 5
Mg 5
7020 Mg 5 Mn
Mg 5 Mn
Mg 5 Mn
Mg 5 Mn
Read table as follows
Row 1 Maximum strength
Row 2 Maximum corrosion resistance
Row 3 Best resistance to weld cracking
Row 4 Best colour match after anodising