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Coreshield 8Ni1 is a self shielded FCAW wire made by ESAB and comes in 1/16" and 5/64" diameters and is used for any position, single or multi pass, and has good impact toughness properties. AWS A5.29, E71T-8-Ni1
1/16" DCEN 135-230amps and 20-22volts w/ 5/8"ESO
5/64" DCEN 170-230amps and 20-24volts w/ 3/4" ESO
"This wire is primarily used on off shore structures, bridges, storage tanks, and other applications where excellent impact toughness and self shielding provides an advantage"...per ESAB's catalogue
John Wright