Oxarc Star Blends

Process: GMAW, FCAW, Short Arc, Spray, Pulse

Materials: Carbon Steels, Low Alloy Steels

Application & Results: 

• 3/16 and thicker
• Better operator appeal than AR/CO2
• Good multi-pass capabilities
• Good arc stability
• Better wetting and travel speed
• Has low smoke and spatter levels

Process: GMAW, FCAW, Spray Arc, Pulse

Materials: Carbon Steels, Low Alloy Steels, Stainless Steel

Application & Results: 

• Excellent with spray on heavy sections of steels and stainless
• Narrow deep penetration
• Used mainly on stainless steels for wetting and low bead profile
• Low Smoke

Process: GMAW, Spray Arc, Pulse

Materials: Carbon Steels, Low Alloy Steels, Stainless Steel

Application & Results: 

• Excellent with pulse on heavy sections of steels and stainless
• Used for out of position welding and thinner plate in pulse mode
• Maximum CO2 allowed to weld stainless carbide precipitation
• Low smoke

Process: GMAW, FCAW, Short Arc, Spray Arc, Pulse

Materials: Carbon Steels, Low Alloy Steels

Application & Results: 

• Excellent mechanical properties
• Increased travel speeds
• Improved wetting with increase in width of fusion
• Used more in spray transfer and metalcore wires

Process: GMAW, FCAW, Short Arc, Heavy Material, Spray

Materials: Carbon Steels, Low Alloy Steels

Application & Results: 

• Close to Stargon 5 but has better tolerance to mill scale
• Used more in short arc than spray mode
• Flux cored wires
• Good deposition

Process: GMAW, FCAW, Short Arc

Materials: Carbon Steels, Low Alloy Steels

Application & Results: 

• For short applications versus CO2
• Decrease in crown and smoke
• Less spatter and burn through
• Most popular for flux cored wires
• Best choice for small diameter wire

Process: GMAW, Spray Arc

Materials: Carbon Steels, Low Alloy Steels, Stainless Steel

Application & Results: 

• Provides good shielding at low flow rates
• Tolerant of arc length changes
• Good wetting and arc stability
• Provides lowest level of fumes on solid wires
• Used on stainless where high corrosion resistance is needed

Process: GMAW, FCAW, Spray Arc

Materials: Carbon Steels, Low Alloy Steels, Stainless Steel

Application & Results: 

• Weld puddle fluidity increases
• Faster travel speeds
• Lower transition level to spray
• Droplet size will decrease while the droplet rate will increase

Process: GMAW

Materials: Stainless Steels

Application & Results: 

• Good for short arc wire welding of thin gauge stainless steels

Process: GMAW, GTAW

Materials: Aluminum Alloys, Magnesium, Copper & Nickel Alloys

Application & Results: 

• Very Hot
• Thick aluminum, preferred on 1/2″ thick copper and nickel alloys
• May reduce or eliminate preheat
• Deep and wide penetration

Process: GMAW, GTAW

Materials: Aluminum Alloys, Magnesium, Copper & Nickel Alloys

Application & Results: 

• Hot
• Good on thick aluminum with good x-ray quality
• Reduced clealing
• Less spatter and high travel speeds
• 5/32 to 1/2″ material thickness

Process: GMAW, GTAW

Materials: Aluminum, Magnesium

Application & Results: 

• Compared to Argon; better bead width and fusion, improved heat transfer, increased wetting action and travel speed
• Used for medium thickness material, 3/32 to 3/8″

Process: Plasma Welding

Materials: Stainless Steel

Application & Results: 

• High heat

• Straight polarity

• Higher travel speeds

• Decreased wetting

• Improved process control

Process: PAW, PAG, PAC, Plasma Arc, Welding, Gouging and Cutting

Materials: Stainless Steel, Nickel, Nickel Alloys, Magnesium, Low Alloy Steel (PAW)

Application & Results: 

• Used mainly for plasma cutting and gouging on stainless alloys and aluminum
• Leaves a very smooth, shiny, and non-contaminated edge