esab gives a chart that estimates the hydrogen based on wire diam, time removed from package, and 80 % humidity ha ha sooooo for example .072 dia left out for 5 days gets a score of 8.7 they are both low hydrogen wires t8
It's still faster than 7018......1/8 7018 vs 1/16 Coreshield 8, big difference in deposition. According to ESAB, 1/8 7018 @ 140 amps, 2.7 lbs/hr 1/16 Coreshield 8 @ 155 amps,4.16 lbs/hr 220 amps,7.5 lbs/hr
It may be faster , the wire I tried was Lincoln NR something .045 it ran like a wet 6010. I haven't tried Coresheild . BTW I was just having a little fun with my last post , not trying start an arguement. If I can learn something new I'm all for that . Maybe I'll try the Coresheild.
How do you prefer to weld out of position,outdoors in a windy environment ? Dual shield is awsome, it pretty much welds itself, even the biggest retards can use it.
i love 7018 but it wont keep up with coreshield 8 out of position
i run the .072 diam. coreshield 8, my vertical and overhead settings are usually about 22 volts and 200ipm, relatively low considering you can turn it up to 25 volts or so. still the deposition is like 8 lbs an hour and thats for out of position.