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Innershield® NR®-203 NiC Plus-H

Flux-Cored Self-Shielded (FCAW-S)

CLASSIFICATIONS:
E71T8-K2
E71T8-A2-K2

Innershield® NR®-203 Ni C Plus-H from Lincoln Electric is a good choice for weathering steels and handles poor fit-up in the vertical up position.

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DETAILS

Designed for vertical down, hot, fill and cap passes on standard cross-country pipelines and arctic grade pipe. Recommended for API Pipe Grades X42 up to undermatching X70.

Features

  • A good choice for weathering steels
  • Handles poor fit-up in the vertical up position
  • Produces a nickel alloyed weld deposit (1.0-2.0%)
  • Capable of meeting H8 diffusible hydrogen requirements

Typical Applications

  • Offshore welding applications
  • Roundabout groove welds on heavy wall tubular

Welding Positions

  • All

Shielding Gas

  • N/A

Service Information

BEFORE USE, READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS) FOR THIS PRODUCT AND SPECIFIC INFORMATION PRINTED ON THE PRODUCT CONTAINER. SDS Search page

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CONFORMANCE

CONFORMANCES SPECIFICATION CLASSIFICATION
AWS AWS A5.29 E71T8-K2
AWS AWS A5.36 E71T8-A2-K2

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Classification Polarity Yield Strength @ 0.2% Offset
MPa (ksi) 		Tensile Strength
MPa (ksi) 		Elongation
% 		Charpy V-Notch
J (ft-lbs) @ -30°C (-20°F)
E71T8-K2 Requirement DC- 400 (58) min. 480-620 (70-90) 20 min. 27 (20) min.
E71T8-A2-K2 Requirement DC- 400 (58) min. 480-660 (70-95) 22 min. 27 (20) min.
Typical Result, As-welded DC- 410 (59) 510-590 (73-85) 27-30 121-298 (89-220)

DEPOSIT COMPOSITION

Classification Polarity %Al %B %C %Cr %Mn %Mo %Ni %P %S %Si %V
E71T8-K2 Requirement DC- 1.8 max. 0.15 max. 0.15 max. 0.50 - 1.75 0.35 max. 1.00 - 2.00 0.030 max. 0.030 max. 0.80 max. 0.05 max.
E71T8-A2-K2 Requirement DC- 1.8 max. 0.15 max. 0.15 max. 0.50 - 1.75 0.35 max. 1.00 - 2.00 0.030 max. 0.030 max. 0.80 max. 0.05 max.
Typical Result DC- 0.7-1.0 0.001 max. 0.05-0.08 0.10-0.15 0.73-0.86 0.01-0.03 1.03-1.30 0.005-0.011 0.004 max. 0.07-0.11 0.003 max.