Table 1 Flux design for extrusion.

From: Mechanical properties and corrosion behaviour of duplex stainless steel weldment using novel electrodes

Flux ingredients

CaF2 (wt.%)

CaCO3 (wt.%)

SiO2 (wt.%)

TiO2 (wt.%)

Talc (wt.%)

Kaolin (wt.%)

Basicity index (B.I.)

F1

25.00

35.00

10.00

25.00

1.00

4.00

2.40

F2

5.00

15.00

20.00

50.00

2.00

8.00

0.40